Service difficulty report · Prox Control · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
July 31, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N72824
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49824
Part
Prox Control
Part number
833604
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Landing Gear
Part time
40,771 hours
Stage of operation
CL
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

ALL THREE RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKEOFF. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED, BUT THE LIGHTS DID NOT EXTINGUISH. THE LIGHTS WERE INTERMITTENT FOR A WHILE AND WENT OUT AFTER 2O MINUTES. THE FLIGHT WAS CONTINUED WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEM. TROUBLESHOOTING BY MAINTENANCE FOUND THE PROXIMITY CONTROL UNIT AT FAULT. THE PROXIMITY CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED. GEAR INDICATIONS CHECKED NORMAL. PART TOTAL CYCLES, 26,106.

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