Service difficulty report · Sensor · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
November 5, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N93875
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49125
Part
Sensor
Part number
833703
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
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THE L/H MLG SHOWED UNSAFE AFTER GEAR WAS RETRACTED LEAVING EWR. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED, BUT THEN THE NOSE GEAR SHOWED UNSAFE. WHEN THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED FOR RETURN TO EWR ALL THREE GEAR SHOWED SAFE AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AN EXTENSION/RETRACTION TEST WAS PERFORMED PER MM 32-30-00 AND ALL GEAR INDICATIONS CHECKED GOOD. THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE NOSE GEAR UP/DOWN LOCK PROXIMITY SENSOR AND CONNECTOR WERE REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. THE AIRCRAFT HAS FLOWN OVER FIVE FLIGHTS WITHOUT A REPEAT OF THIS PROBLEM.

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