Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
January 12, 2022
Submitted
March 31, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N542KD
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48542
Aircraft time
73,166 hours, 14,833 cycles
Part
Proximity Switch
Part number
UNK
Part serial
UNK
Condition
Dirty
Location
Zone 700
Part time
73,171 hours, 14,834 cycles
Component
Landing Gear
Component part number
UNK
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DISCREPANCY: ON T/O LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT, USED HANDLE RELEASE BUTTON - NOSE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: CLEANED AND ADJUSTED LANDING GEAR PROXIMITY SWITCHES IAW MD-11 AMM 32-01-15. LANDING GEAR OPS CHECK GOOD IAW MD-11 AMM 32-31-00. NO COMPONENTS WERE CHANGED.

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