SDR 9802169940

Service difficulty report · Prox Sensor · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
February 3, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3322L
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47031
Part
Prox Sensor
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NOSE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. CREW PERFORMED COCKPIT OPERATING MANUAL PROCEDURES AND FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. ON GEAR EXTENSION, NOSE UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. GO-AROUND PROCEDURES WERE EXECUTED AND EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES WERE UTILIZED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND NOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK PROXIMITY SENSOR BRACKET BROKEN. REPLACED SENSOR, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.

More about the Doug DC-9-32