SDR GTIA000035

Service difficulty report · Prox Switch · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
January 18, 2000
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N800NK
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49144
Part
Prox Switch
Part number
833605
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ISP - FLT 755 - WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED AFTER TAKEOFF THE 'RED' NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD AIR NOISE IN THE FORWARD WHEEL WELL. THE A/C WAS NOT PRESSURIZING AND THE CABIN PRESSURE TRANSFER LOCKOUT AND STANDBY LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. SWITCHED TO MANUAL PRESSURIZATION. ALSO, HAD AN 'AUTO SPOILER DO NOT USE' AND 'STALL INDICATION FAILURE' LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE ANNUNCIATOR PANEL. WHEN THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED ALL GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED, HOWEVER, ALL AURAL WARNINGS BEGAN TO SOUND WHEN FLAPS WERE EXTENDED BEYOND 11 DEGREES. LATER ALL ANNUNCIATOR LIGHTS WENT OUT. A NORMAL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED AT 111,000 LBS USING MANUAL SPOILERS. (M)

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