SDR ABXA050203

Service difficulty report · Control Box · Doug DC941

Difficulty date
August 24, 2005
Submitted
August 26, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N952AX
Make and model
Doug DC941
Aircraft serial
47615
Aircraft time
53,996 hours, 44,945 cycles
Part
Control Box
Part number
0080004003
Part serial
521
Condition
Defective
Location
Mlg Proximity
Part time
3,818 hours, 1,562 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. INSPECTED AIRCRAFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR UPLATCHES AND MECHANISMS IAW DC-9 AMM 32-60-03-2. ALL OKAY, NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSPECTED PROX SENSORS FOR POSITIONING AND ATTACHMENT, NO DEFECTS NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LANDING PROX SWITCH CONTROL BOX IAW DC-9 AMM. OPS CHECKED GOOD. LUBRICATED MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR UPLATCHES AND ROLLERS. ALL OKAY. (PROBLEM REPORTED OUT OF GEG EN ROUTE TO BIL) DIVERTED AIRCRAFT TO SLC. CREW RECYCLED GEAR INTO SLC, GEAR RECYCLED OKAY.

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