SDR AALA960690

Service difficulty report · Indication Light · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
April 29, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N433AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49451
Part
Indication Light
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SFO - FLT 1801 - DURING APPROACH TO SFO WHEN LANDING GEAR EXTENDED, UNSAFE INDICATION ON ALL 3 LANDING GEARS. ACCOMPLISHED EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION CHECKLIST AND OBTAINED 3 GREEN LIGHTS FOLLOWED BY LIGHTS RETURNING TO RED WHEN EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION LEVER WAS STOWED. AIRCRAFT LANDED SFO WITHOUT INCIDENT WITH GEAR EXTENSION LEVER NOT STOWED. CHECKED LANDING GEAR PROXIMITY SENSORS AND BITE CHECKED PROXIMITY SWITCH CONTROL UNIT WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. CHECKED S1-89 SWITCH AND THROTTLE SWITCHES S1-319 AND S1-320 WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. ACCOMPLISHED LANDING GEAR RETRACTION CHECK WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPER. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)

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