Service difficulty report · Selector Panel · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
April 22, 2008
Submitted
April 23, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N330EN
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft serial
274
Aircraft time
33,831 hours, 39,268 cycles
Part
Selector Panel
Part number
5352011
Part serial
225
Condition
False Indication
Location
Mlg
Part time
15,148 hours, 17,268 cycles
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

AFTER GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN, THE RIGHT MAIN INDICATION DID NOT LIGHT UP GREEN. THE ALTERNATE EXTENSION INDICATIONS ALL INDICATED GREEN AS NORMAL. THE FLIGHT LANDED SAFELY AND DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY BUT ISP TOWER SENT OUT EMERGENCY VEHICALS ANYWAY, INDICATING IT IS THEIR PROCEDURE TO TREAT THIS AS AN EMERGENCY.