Service difficulty report · Warning System · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
September 3, 2007
Submitted
September 24, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N333EN
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Aircraft serial
221
Aircraft time
32,934 hours, 37,445 cycles
Part
Warning System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF CYCLED GEAR UP, LEFT MAIN GEAR DOOR AMBER LIGHT ILLUMINATED (DOORS REMAINED OPEN). LANDING GEAR INOP CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED, PERFORMED ALT EXTENSION PROCEDURES. INSPECTED LT MAIN GEAR PROX SENSORS FOR DEFECTS AND PROPER GAPS, GEAR AND GEAR DOOR SENSORS CHECK GOOD IAW MM 32-10-00. JACKED A/C, SWUNG GEAR SEVERAL TIMES, NO DEFECTS NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED PSEU AS PRECAUTIONARY, OPS CHECK GOOD.