Service difficulty report · Prox Swith · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
October 16, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N812UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46112
Part
Prox Swith
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

INSPECTION TYPE N/A, WHEN GEAR EXTENDED, LEFT AND NOSE GREEN, NO GREEN ON RT SIDE, BOTH GEAR AND DOOR RED LIGHTS ON. ALT DOOR LIGHTS ON WITH GEAR RETRACTED AND DOOR RED LIGHTS ON. ALT DOOR LIGHTS ON, FLY-BY INDICATED GEAR DOWN, DOORS CLOSED. DECLARED EMERGENCY PULLED GPWS C/B, L/G C/B. GEAR PINS INSTALLED, A/C TAXIED TO GATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED PROXIMITY BOX (P/N 287) OFF, (P/N 751) ON. SELF TEST ON BOX OK, RUN OPS CHK OF DOOR AND GEAR WARNING LIGHTS PER MM 32-60-00, SYS OPERATES PER CHK 007.

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