Service difficulty report · Sensor · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
February 20, 2000
Submitted
April 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N930BB
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47521
Part
Sensor
Part number
801801
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Part time
22,357 hours
Component
Link
Component part number
5920472501
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UPON TAKEOFF AND GEAR RETRACTION, OBSERVED NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT. RECYCLED AND THE SAME INDICATION WAS OBSERVED. DURING PERFORMANCE OF THE ABNORMAL CHECKLIST THE CREW REPORTED THE ILLUMINATION OF THE LEFT MAIN GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT. RETURNED AND LANDED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS WITH NORMAL DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATIONS. INSPECTED THE LANDING GEAR, A GEAR SWING WAS PERFORMED AND THE ILLUMINATION OF THE NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT WAS CONFIRMED. NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS OF THE LEFT MAN GEAR WERE OBSERVED. TROUBLESHOT USING THE DC9 MM 32-60-0, 32-60-1 AND WIRING DIAGRAM 32-61-00. THE PROBLEM WAS ISOLATED TO THE NOSE GEAR OVER CENTER LINK PROXIMITY SENSOR. THE SENSOR WAS RELACED IAW DC9 MM 32-60-1 AND THE LEFT GEAR SENS

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