Service difficulty report · Prox Unit · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
December 3, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68042
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
46901
Part
Prox Unit
Part number
802530
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
TO
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

THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO NGO A SECOND TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE RED MLG LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITH TAKEOFF WARNING HORN ACTIVATING AFTER GEAR RETRACTION ON TAKEOFF. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED, BUT THE WARNINGS REPEATED. MAINTENANCE CHECKED RESISTANCE OF PROXIMITY SENSORS THROUGH PROXIMITY BOX AND CHECKS WERE NORMAL. THE THROTTLE SWITCHES WERE CHECKED IAW WDM 32-62-02 AND ALL CHECKS WERE NORMAL. FLIGHT CONDITION WAS SIMULATED WITH UPLOCK AND DOWNLOCK SENSORS WITH GEAR HANDLE UP AND ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. THE PROXIMITY CONTROL SWITCH UNIT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. A FLIGHT EVALUATION WAS PERFORMED AND SYSTEM OPERATION CHECKED GOOD.

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