Service difficulty report · Control Box · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
May 26, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N441JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3059
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Control Box
Part number
329630
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Landing Gear
Part time
87,999 hours
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED WHEN SELECTED ON FINAL APPROACH. THE CREW FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURES AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A TOWER FLY BY, AND HAD THE TOWER VERIFY THE GEAR POSITION. AFTER THE GEAR WAS VERIFIED DOWN BY THE TOWER, THE AIRCRAFT SHOT ANOTHER APPROACH AND LANDED SAFELY. OUTSTATION MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND APPROVED THE AIRCRAFT FOR A FERRY FLIGHT TO PIT FOR REPAIR. THE FLIGHT WAS EXECUTED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. PIT MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE DIMMER CONTROL BOX, IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 33-13-11. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE COMPLETED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.