SDR ABXA010420

Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
August 1, 2001
Submitted
August 2, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N825AX
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
46115
Aircraft time
70,032 hours, 24,665 cycles
Part
Proximity Switch
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rt Mlg Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

AFTER GEAR RETRACTION RECEIVED RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATION WITH UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH GEAR UP. RAN ABNORMAL PROCEDURES AND RECEIVED RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR NOT LATCHED LIGHT MOMENTARILY THEN RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR LIGHT WENT OUT ACCOMPANIED BY RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT GOING OUT. THEN DURING DESCENT, RECEIVED ABOVE INDICATION AGAIN. COMPLIED WITH ADJ/TEST OF MAIN GEAR DOOR CLOSED PROXIMITY SWITCH. FOUND RIGHT GEAR DOOR PROXIMITY SWITCH TO BE MALFUNCTIONING. REPLACED GEAR DOOR CLOSED PROXIMITY SWITCH IAW DC-8 MM 32-60-00-2. COMPLIED WITH ADJ/TEST OF MAIN GEAR DOOR CLOSED PROXIMITY SWITCH AGAIN. SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

More about the Doug DC-8-63