Service difficulty report · Sensor · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
August 31, 2000
Submitted
September 1, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N819NY
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49479
Aircraft time
42,769 hours, 20,288 cycles
Part
Sensor
Condition
Inoperative
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

THE NOSE GEAR RED UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION ON TAKEOFF FROM IAH. CHECKLIST PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED AND THE GEAR WAS LOWERED AND RAISED. THE NOSE GEAR PIN ON PEDESTAL INDICATED NOSE GEAR WAS FULL DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NOSE GEAR UPLOCK SENSOR AT FAULT. THE NOSE GEAR UPLOCK SENSOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 32-60-05, PARAGRAPH 7. INDICATION AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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