Service difficulty report · Uplock Sensor · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
June 22, 2005
Submitted
June 27, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68054
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
47808
Aircraft time
54,824 hours, 24,721 cycles
Part
Uplock Sensor
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

RETRACTED GEAR AFTER T/O, RT MLG INDICATED UNSAFE UP BOTH PANELS. COMPLIED WITH QRH. FOLLOWING SECOND RETRACT, RED LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, A/S 205KTS. BITE CHECKED PROX SENSOR BOX, CHECK GOOD. INSP RT MLG UPLOCK SENSOR, SENSOR WIRING, AND TARGET. WIRING LOOKED OK AND TERMINAL ENDS CLEAN. FOUND TARGET AND SENSOR AIR GAP NOT PARALLEL. ADJUSTED SENSOR SHIMS SO THAT AIR GAP WAS PARALLEL TO TARGET AND TO OBTAIN PROPER CLEARANCE PER AMM 32-34-03-2 1.

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