Service difficulty report · Lock Sensor · Doug DC1030F

Difficulty date
August 25, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N302FE
Make and model
Doug DC1030F
Aircraft serial
46801
Part
Lock Sensor
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
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

ON T/O, NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT INDICATE UP AND LOCKED ON BOTH FRONT AND S/OS PANEL. CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO UP AND LOCKED INDICATION. DOWN AND LOCKED OK, COMPLIED WITH RED TABS, DUMPED LANDED. VISUALLY INSPECTED NOSE GEAR AND DOOR, NO DAMAGED NOSE LANDING GEAR AREA. JACKED NOSE GEAR, CYCLED NOSE RETRACTION CHECKS OPS NORMAL WITH BOTH PRIM AND ALT IND PER MM32-20-00, MM32-60-00. REPLACED NOSE GEAR LOCKED SENSOR LT AND RT PER MM32-60-00 AND 32-61-00 GEAR RETRACTION BOTHS PRIM AND ALT SYS NORMAL CPN 0023070.

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