Service difficulty report · Switch · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
March 14, 2000
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N83872
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49120
Part
Switch
Part number
833604
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
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

ALL THREE RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION DEPARTING IAH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE JACKED THE AIRCRAFT AND ALL GEAR INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE PROXIMITY SWITCH CONTROL UNIT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE AND TESTED IAW MM 32-60-04. THE UNIT TESTED NORMAL.

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