SDR AALA20150714017

Service difficulty report · Lock Sensor · Doug DC983

Difficulty date: July 14, 2015
Submitted: July 17, 2015
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N564AA
Make and model: Doug DC983
Aircraft serial: 49346
Aircraft time: 87,976 hours, 39,890 cycles
System (JASC): 3260 · Landing Gear Position and Warning
Part: Lock Sensor
Condition: Faulty
Location: Nlg
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

AIR INTERRUPT, EMER DECLARED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL & ACFT NOT OVERWEIGHT. DURING CLIMB WITH GEAR UP, NLG SHOWED RED UNSAFE. ON GEAR EXTENSION MLG SHOWED GREEN & NLG SHOWED RED UNSAFE. R & R NOSE GEAR LOCKED SENSOR D1-32 IAW AMM 32-60-05. PERFORMED NLG SWING & PERFORMED PROXIMITY BOX TEST IAW AMM 32-60-05. SYS CHECKED NORMAL.

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