Service difficulty report · Conduit · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
November 17, 2005
Submitted
November 21, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68057
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
48264
Aircraft time
52,291 hours, 19,334 cycles
Part
Conduit
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Lt Mlg Sensor
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER T/O & GEAR RETRACTION, UNSAFE (RED) ON RT & LT MAINS ON BOTH PRIMARY & CONFIG DISPLAYS. RAN CHECKLIST CYCLED GEAR. GOOD UP INDICATION ON LEFT MAIN BUT STILL UNSAFE ON RIGHT MAIN. RETURNED, LANDED AT KORD. FOUND NO PSEU LAST LEG FAULTS, PERFORMED RT MLG UPLTCH ADJ/TEST, FOUND THE CONDUIT FOR THE UPLATCH SENSORS CLAMPED IMPROPERLY, NOT ALLOWING SENSORS TO MOVE TO THE NEAR STATE. ADJ CONDUIT & RE-CLAMPED. ADJ/TEST OF RIGHT UPLATCH SENSOR GAP GOOD PER AMM. PERFORMED RT & LT MAIN UPLATCH SENSOR INDUCTANCE TEST PER AMM. FOUND THE LT SENSORS CONDUIT IMPROPERLY CLAMPED. RE-ADJUSTED CONDUIT & CHECKED LEFT SENSOR GAP GOOD PER AMM. PERFORMED PSEU RTS GOOD PER AMM.

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