Service difficulty report · Uplock Sensor · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
March 1, 2011
Submitted
March 2, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N976TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53626
Aircraft time
33,431 hours, 15,978 cycles
Part
Uplock Sensor
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

DFW - INFLIGHT ORD-PVR. CREW REPORTED NOSE GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION DURING FLIGHT. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT DIVERTED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED THE D1-31 NOSE GEAR UP LOCK POSITION SENSOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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