Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
December 24, 2004
Submitted
December 28, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N391FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
46625
Aircraft time
70,375 hours, 25,748 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER T/O RAISED LANDING GEAR, BOTH PRI AND SEC IND SHOWED LT GEAR NOT UP AND LOCKED. NOTED NO UNUSUAL VIB OR CONT INPUT. C/W QRH AND LOWERED THEN RAISED LANDING GEAR. ALL IND WERE LEFT MAIN GEAR NOT UP AND LOCKED. DECIDED TO RETURN TO RAMP. CTR GAVE US A RT TURN AND ALL IND SHOWED UP AND LOCKED. JACKED A/C IN REF TO MD10-10 M/M 07-10-00-0. FOUND GAP AT LT MLG UPLOCK LATCH PROX TO TARGET NOT WITHIN LIMITS. ADJ SHIMS AS REQ TO OBTAIN GAP REF MD-10-10 AMM 32-61-15-4. AS PRECAUTION REMOVED AND REPLACED PSEU IN REF MD-10-10 AMM 31-71-01-2. PERF ADJ TEST OF PROX TARGETS AND TARGETS REF MM 32-61-15-5. ALL TEST PASSED. COMPLETED SEVERAL NORMAL GEAR RETRACTIONS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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