Service difficulty report · Warning System · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 27, 2013
Submitted
December 30, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N907DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49538
Aircraft time
69,938 hours, 53,898 cycles
Part
Warning System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg Door
Stage of operation
AP
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

DID NOT GET A LEFT GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION DURING APPROACH. CREW PERFORMED A GO AROUND AND DETERMINED INDICATOR BULBS BURNED OUT. AFTER REPLACING LAMPS IN THE INDICATOR, WHEN THE GEAR HANDLE WAS LOWERED ON NEXT APPROACH, THREE GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATIONS APPEARED BUT GEAR DOOR LIGHT WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH. PERFORMED ALTERNATE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTEND IAW QRH AND LANDED WITH MAIN GEAR DOORS OPEN. R & R LT GEAR DOOR OPEN PROXIMITY SENSOR IAW AMM 32-60. REPLACED PSEU IAW AMM 32-60-04. REPLACED LT MLG DOOR ACTUATOR IAW AMM 32-32. REPLACED RT GEAR DOOR IAW AMM 32-12-01. GEAR SWING CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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