Service difficulty report · Control Box · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
June 29, 2002
Submitted
July 16, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N786AL
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
46121
Aircraft time
84,148 hours, 25,437 cycles
Part
Control Box
Part number
0080004002
Part serial
033A
Condition
Defective
Location
Mlg
Part time
84,148 hours, 25,437 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

EN ROUNT FROM TOL TO LAX, THE LANDING GEAR DOOR NOT LATCHED LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWING LANDING GEAR RETRACTION. THE FLIGHT CREW CYCLED THE GEAR BUT THE WARNING INDICATION REMAINED THE SAME. THE FLIGHT FOLLOWED COMPANY PROCEDURES AND CONTINUED TO LAX FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT WHICH REVEALED A DEFECTIVE PROXIMITY SWITCH CONTROL BOX AND SENSOR. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE PROXIMITY CONTROL BOX AND SENSOR AND PERFORMED SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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