Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
January 23, 2015
Submitted
January 27, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
383
Aircraft time
34,509 hours, 38,639 cycles
Part
Proximity Switch
Part number
DHE1148
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

WHILE ON FLIGHT TO TEST GEAR FOR PREVIOUS LG DISCREPANCY, SDR COEA2015012101807, THE GEAR RETRACTED WITHOUT A PROBLEM. WHEN THE GEAR WAS PUT DOWN FOR LANDING, THE LT MAIN GEAR INDICATIONS DID NOT INDICATE DOWN & LOCKED. THE CREW ATTEMPTED TO USE THE EMER EXTENSION SYS WITH NO SUCCESS. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED & A SECOND ATTEMPT FAILED. AN EMER WAS DECLARED & A FLY BY THE TOWER WAS PERFORMED TO CHECK IF GEAR WAS DOWN. TOWER REPORTED GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN & LOCKED. CREW ATTEMPTED TO PUT GEAR DOWN AGAIN, THIS TIME SUCCESSFULLY. ACFT PERFORMED A NORMAL LANDING. CLEANED & REINSTALLED LT MLG SELF-CLEANING VLV & ADJUSTED THE LT MLG DOWN LOCK PROXIMITY SWITCHES. PERFORMED NUMEROUS GEAR CYCLES & MULTIPLE FREE FALL ASSIST TESTS WITHOUT ANY DISCREPANCIES. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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