Service difficulty report · Light · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
January 31, 2012
Submitted
February 2, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N490AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49683
Aircraft time
66,999 hours, 34,893 cycles
Part
Light
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DFW - CREW REPORTED DURING DESCENT NOSE LANDING GEAR INDICATION SHOWED NOSE GEAR UNSAFE. CYCLED GEAR AND STILL SHOWED RED. ABORTED APPROACH AND ACCOMPLISHED FLYBY TO VERIFY GEAR DOWN. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED GEAR INDICATION BULBS THAT WERE BURNED OUT. REPLACED PROXIMITY BOX AS A PRECAUTION. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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