Service difficulty report · Warning System · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
January 5, 2015
Submitted
January 7, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N872GA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53295
Aircraft time
46,262 hours, 38,890 cycles
Part
Warning System
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cockpit
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

RED NOSE GEAR LIGHT ON WITH GEAR HANDLE UP AFTER TAKEOFF. CYCLED GEAR & THE LIGHT WENT OUT IAW QRH 32.9 & IAW AMM 32-60-05. INSPECTED BOTH UP & DOWN PROX SENSORS FOR SECURITY & FOUND NORMAL. CLEANED & INSPECTED GAPS BETWEEN TARGET & SENSORS, ALL FOUND NORMAL. PERFORMED PSEU TEST ON ALL GEAR SENSORS & NO FAULTS FOUND. NO HISTORY IN AIS. ALL GEAR INDICATIONS FOUND NORMAL.

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