Service difficulty report · Switching Unit · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
November 23, 2014
Submitted
November 26, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N468AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49598
Aircraft time
75,046 hours, 39,900 cycles
Part
Switching Unit
Part number
5936212501
Condition
Defective
Location
Spoiler
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIR INTERRUPT, RETURNED & EMER DECLARED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL, NOT OVERWEIGHT. DURING CLIMB THE NLG RED LIGHT REMAINED LIT WITH AUTO SPOILER DO NOT USE & STALL INDICATION FAILURE LIGHTS. NLG STRUT BOTTOMED. PERFORMED NOSE GEAR STRUT SERVICE IAW 32-21-02. REPLACED NOSE GEAR UP POSITION PROXIMITY SENSOR IAW 32-60-05. PERFORMED NOSE GEAR SWING IAW 32-60-00. R & R AUTO SPOILER SWITCHING UNIT IAW AMM 27-62-09. SYS CHECKED NORMAL.

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