Service difficulty report · Target · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
April 28, 2011
Submitted
April 29, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N560AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53090
Aircraft time
57,958 hours, 29,914 cycles
Part
Target
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
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

DEN - CREW REPORTED MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR WARNING INDICATION. GEAR WAS MANUALLY RELEASED. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DEN LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR SENSOR TARGET BROKEN. REPLACED GEAR DOOR UP AND LOCKED TARGET. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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