SDR ABXA040155

Service difficulty report · Control Box · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
April 27, 2004
Submitted
May 3, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N825AX
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
46115
Aircraft time
71,322 hours, 25,732 cycles
Part
Control Box
Part number
0080004003
Part serial
252
Condition
Defective
Location
Mlg
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 TAKEOFF, GEAR WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ON. LANDING GEAR AND DOOR INDICATOR PANEL SHOWED NOSE GEAR. RECYCLED, SAME RESULT. CONSULTED ABNORMAL AND PROCEEDED TO DESTINATION. MAINTENANCE AT ILN: DURING SELF TEST OF PROX SWITCH CONTROL BOX, NOSE GEAR UP LIMIT FAILED IN B POSITION. REPLACED PROX CONTROL BOX IAW DC8 MM 32-60-00. NOSE GEAR UP LIMIT TESTED GOOD IN POSITION A AND B. NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITH GEAR UP. INSTALLED NOSE LANDING GEAR UP LIMIT PROX SWITCH AND ADJUSTED IAW DC-8 MM. COMPLIED WITH POSITION WARNING SYSTEM TEST IAW DC8 MM 32-60-00-2.

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