SDR ABXA010382

Service difficulty report · Control Box · Doug DC941

Difficulty date
July 10, 2001
Submitted
July 11, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N957AX
Make and model
Doug DC941
Aircraft serial
47759
Aircraft time
35,162 hours, 38,236 cycles
Part
Control Box
Part number
0080004003
Condition
Faulty
Location
E/E Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, LEFT GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENTLY ON. RECYCLED GEAR, LIGHT REMAINED ON INTERMITTENTLY. OPERATED WITH RIGHT HYDRAULIC PUMP IN HIGH AND RESTRICTED AIRSPEED TO 300 KNOTS. REPLACED THE PROXIMITY CONTROL BOX AND THE MAIN GEAR UPLOCK SWITCH IAW DC-9 AMM 32. OPS CHECKED PROXIMITY SWITCH CONTROL BOX IAW DC-9 AMM 32-60-01-2. PERFORMED GEAR SWING CHECK. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-9 MM.

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