Service difficulty report · Warning System · Dhav DHC8103

Difficulty date
June 19, 2012
Submitted
June 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N511AV
Make and model
Dhav DHC8103
Aircraft serial
051
Aircraft time
55,380 hours, 60,696 cycles
Part
Warning System
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
LD
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

ON APPROACH, PIC CALLED FOR GEAR DOWN, OBSERVED THE NLG LIGHT WAS RED. INFORMED THE TOWER THE AC WAS GOING AROUND AND TO REVIEW THE QRH. COMPLIED WITH THE QRH FOR ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION, BUT THE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. ALTERNATE EXTENSION GEAR LIGHT INDICATED ALL 3 GEAR WERE DOWN AND THE TOWER VISUALLY OBSERVED GEAR DOWN. UPON TURNING CROSSWIND FOR RUNWAY 03 THE NLG RED LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AND THE GREEN DOWN LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WAS FOLLOWED BY A NORMAL LANDING WITH EMERGENCY TRUCKS STANDING BY. THE AC WAS TOWED TO THE PARKING RAMP. MX COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PSEU FAULT 09 - NLG DOWNLOCK SENSOR. INSPECTED SENSOR, NO DEFECTS: CLEANED & RESEATED SENSOR CONNECTOR. METERED PROX SENSOR 10.6 OHMS. RESEATED PSEU. GEAR SWING GOOD.