SDR ABXA050022

Service difficulty report · Warning Switch · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
January 22, 2005
Submitted
January 26, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N929AX
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
45874
Aircraft time
71,233 hours, 66,791 cycles
Part
Warning Switch
Part number
7000010101
Part serial
9364
Condition
Defective
Location
Nlg
Part time
3,529 hours, 3,629 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
9
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

NOSE GEAR UNSAFE RED WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING UPLATCH CHECK (APPROX 10,000 FT MSL), COMPLIED WITH ABNORMAL. RECYCLED LANDING GEAR AND GOT GOOD DOWN AND LOCK (GREEN INDICATORS) WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED, THE NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND REMAINED ON. GEAR EXTENSION FOR LANDING WAS NORMAL. FOUND NOSE GEAR UPLOCK SWITCH BAD, INTERMITTENT OPERATION. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE GEAR UPLOCK SWITCH IAW ABX DC-9 AMM 32-60-01-2-0101. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW ABX DC-9 AM 32-60-00-1-0101.

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