Service difficulty report · Prox Unit · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
December 13, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68043
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
46902
Part
Prox Unit
Part number
802530
Condition
Inoperative
Location
E/E Compt
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

THE LEFT MAIN RED GEAR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION LEAVING BGR. THE INDICATION HAD A BRIEF PROBLEM HISTORY. THE FLIGHT WAS CONTINUED TO EWR WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE PROXIMITY CONTROL UNIT AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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