Service difficulty report · Pseu · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 28, 2002
Submitted
December 17, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N978DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53259
Aircraft time
32,596 hours, 25,606 cycles
Part
Pseu
Part number
833605MODA
Part serial
626
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
E & E Bay
Stage of operation
LD
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 LANDING GEAR EXTENSION, DID NOT RECEIVE A GREEN OR RED GEAR POSITION LIGHT. VISUALLY CHECKED (TOWER & PERISCOPE ) LANDING GEAR FOR SAFE INDICATIONS. ON POWER TRANSFER TO GROUND POWER, GEAR POSITION LIGHTS BECAME GREEN & CYCLED, UNSAFE TWICE ( RED LIGHTS WITH CAWS WARNING). PERFORMED BITE ON PROX BOX. DURING BITE GEAR INDICATION RETURNED TO NORMAL. GREEN LIGHTS ON. R & R PROX BOX PER MM 32-60-04-02 CHECKS. GOOD.

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