Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
August 13, 2015
Submitted
August 17, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N877GA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53467
Aircraft time
37,786 hours, 27,014 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Mlg Door
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

AFTER GEAR RETRACTION WE HAD RT RED GEAR LIGHT WITH GEAR HANDLE UP. AFTER QRH PROCEDURE, NOW HAD RT GEAR & NOSE GEAR RED LIGHT WITH GEAR HANDLE UP. ALSO HAD AN AUTO SPOILER FAIL MGS. ADJUSTED RT MAIN GEAR LATCH MECHANISM IAW MM 32-31-04. PERFORMED PROXIMITY SENSOR TEST, NLG PROXIMITY SENSORS PASSED, RT MAIN GEAR DOOR SENSOR FAILED. R & R RT MAIN GEAR DOOR PROXIMITY SENSOR IAW MM 32-60-05. AUTO SPOILER FAIL MSG INDUCED BY RED UNSAFE INDICATION. AUTO SPOILERS OK IAW MM 27-60-00. PERFORMED MULTIPLE EXTENSION & RETRACTION TEST OF ALL 3 GEAR IAW MM 32-30-00. ALL CHECKED NORMAL.

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