Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
July 14, 2003
Submitted
July 17, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N791AL
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
46150
Aircraft time
64,387 hours, 18,789 cycles
Part
Proximity Switch
Condition
Dirty
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

GEAR NOT LATCHED LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT AND STAYED ON ALL THE TIME. LUBED UPLATCHED MAIN & NOSE GEAR MECHANISM IAW MM 12-81-1; CLEANED ALL PROXIMITY SWITCHES IAW MM 20-50-1. OPERATIONAL CHECK FOUND NORMAL IAW MM 32-30-0. SEVERAL GEAR SWING PERFORMED.

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