Service difficulty report · Prox Switch · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
March 9, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N35832
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49492
Part
Prox Switch
Part number
833605
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nlg
Part time
28,727 hours
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

THE NOSE GEAR RED UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED AND THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED, BUT WENT OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY DURING CRUISE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE PROXIMITY SWITCH CONTROL AND TIGHTENED THE NOSE GEAR LOCK SENSOR TARGET. THE NOSE GEAR WAS SWUNG SEVERAL TIMES WITH NORMAL OPERATION AND INDICATIONS.

More about the Doug DC-9-82