Service difficulty report · Control Box · Doug DC861

Difficulty date
March 3, 2001
Submitted
March 7, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N29UA
Make and model
Doug DC861
Aircraft serial
46159
Aircraft time
50,572 hours, 26,460 cycles
Part
Control Box
Part number
008004006
Part serial
205
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON GEAR DOWN HAD NO RIGHT MAIN GEAR GREEN LIGHT AND HAD GEAR NOT LATCHED AND DOOR NOT LATCHED RED LIGHTS ON. EMERGENCY CHECK LIST ACCOMPLISHED PLUS SEVERAL CYCLES. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. REMOVED AND REPLACED PROXIMITY SWITCH CONTROL BOX. INDICATION SYSTEM WORK NORMAL IAW 32-60-0. PERFORMED LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION IAW 32-30-1, FOUND ALL INDICATION NORMAL.

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