What was found
UPON GEAR RETRACTION LEFT LANDING GEAR RED UNSAFE LIGHT, TOOK APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE TO EXTINGUISH. FOUND GREASE ON TARGET, CLEANED AND INSPECTED LT PROX SWITCH AND TARGET AND TESTED. OPS CHECK GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- April 27, 2003
- Submitted
- May 15, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N826NK
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 49391
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D
- System (JASC)
- 3260 · Landing Gear Position and Warning
- Part
- Proximity Switch
- Condition
- Dirty
- Location
- Lt Mlg
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- N
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.