Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
August 2, 2011
Submitted
August 8, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N762NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47710
Aircraft time
808,228 hours, 81,539 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Condition
Faulty
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON APPROACH, GOT A NORMAL GEAR DOWN INDICATION. ON SHORT FINAL, THE RIGHT GEAR RED UNSAFE LIGHT STARTED FLICKERING AND THE GREEN LIGHT FLICKERED. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, DID A GO AROUND, AND MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION. ON SECOND FINAL APPROACH, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE RED UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED STEADY. CREW DID A SECOND GO AROUND AND MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION. THE RIGHT MAIN GREEN LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE RED ABNORMAL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW COMPLETED EMERGENCY LANDING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK PROXIMITY SENSOR AND THE PSEU PER AMM.

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