Service difficulty report · Sensor · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
April 30, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N603FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48459
Part
Sensor
Condition
Dirty
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
E, N
Precautionary procedure
A, J

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

What was found

SIN - PASSING FL260 IN CLIMB, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED BUFFET AND VIBRATION. CHECKED CONFIGURATION PAGE AND IT SHOWED THE NOSE GEAR UNSAFE. RETURNED TO SINGAPORE AT 260KTS .REVIEWED CFDS LRU FAULT - NO FAULT. PER CREW INFO ALERT SHOWN ON PILOT DISPLAY VISUAL INSPECTION ON NOSE GEAR, NO ABNORMALITIES OR DAMAGES. PERFORMED BITE TEST ON PSEU PER FIM 31-71-00 AND OK. CLEAN ALT SENSORS. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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