SDR AALA971328

Service difficulty report · Elect Unit · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
July 21, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1758B
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48527
Part
Elect Unit
Part number
859803
Condition
Defective
Location
E/E Compt
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

MIA - FLT 901 - AFTER TAKEOFF MIA WHEN LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, NLG UNSFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. RECYCLED LANDING GEAR AND NOSE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNITL AIRCRAFT ENTERED A STANDARD RATE TURN AND THEN LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MIA FOR ANOTHER REASON AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CHECKED NOSE LANDING GEAR WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. AIRCRAFT MAINTENACNE FERRY MIA/DFW. REPLACED LANDING GEAR PROXIMITY SWITCH ELECTRONIC UNIT. ACCOMPLISHED LANDING GEAR RETRACTION CHECK WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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