Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Doug DC983
FAA SDR system
- Difficulty date
- February 19, 2014
- Submitted
- February 21, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53613
- Aircraft time
- 42,745 hours, 20,259 cycles
- Part
- Proximity Sensor
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Lt Mlg
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- N
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
DFW CREW REPORTED LT MLG RED LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION & LT HAND GENERATOR FAIL. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED D1 26 PROXIMITY SENSOR. SYS GND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION CLOSED.