SDR 9811089884

Service difficulty report · Sensor · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
December 30, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N677MC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47756
Part
Sensor
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
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

DURING APPROACH INTO DTW, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH LANDING GEAR EXTENSION. THE FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED COM PROCEDURES, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, UTILIZED THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR HANDLE (NO HELP), AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. DURING LANDING, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR DOORS REMAINED FREE AND CONTACTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR INDICATION SENSOR, ADDITIONAL HARDWARE AS REQUIRED, AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR ASSEMBLIES. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.

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