Service difficulty report · Prox Sensor · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
March 3, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N69523
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47520
Part
Prox Sensor
Part number
801801
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
TO
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

THE NLG UNSAFE LIGHT FLICKERED AND THEN CAME ON STEADY AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED AND THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NLG DRAG BRACE PROXIMITY SENSOR AT FAULT. THE SENSOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 32-60-1. A GEAR SWING WAS PERFORMED AND INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL.

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