# SDR ASMF200409001

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: September 4, 2004
- Submitted: September 10, 2004
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: N160PL
- Make and model: Doug MD-88
- Registry model: [Doug MD-88](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-88) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 49763
- Aircraft time: 43,054 hours, 30,235 cycles
- Engine: Pwa JT8D219
- System (JASC): [3260 · Landing Gear Position and Warning](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3260)
- Part: Proximity Switch
- Part number: 833605
- Part serial: 861
- Condition: Failed
- Location: Mlg
- Part time: 11,902 hours, 6,863 cycles
- Stage of operation: TX
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: J
- Precautionary procedure: D
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200409001

## Discrepancy

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, (SPOILER DEPLOYED) LIGHT TURNED ON. BITE TO PROXIMITY SWITCH UNIT WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 32-60-05 AND SPOILERS WERE INSPECTED IAW MM 27-62-00. RTS WAS PERFORMED AND PROXIMITY SWITCH UNIT WAS REPLACED IAW MM 32-60-05, TEST CORRECT.

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