What was found
SMF CREW REPORTED NLG UNSAFE INDICATION ON DESCENT. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT LANDED SMF WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED NLG PROXIMITY SENSOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION CLOSED.
- Difficulty date
- September 15, 2013
- Submitted
- October 14, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N973TW
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53623
- Aircraft time
- 40,910 hours, 19,669 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3260 · Landing Gear Position and Warning
- Part
- Proximity Sensor
- Condition
- Inoperative
- Location
- Nlg
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- N
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.