Service difficulty report · Prox Sensor · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
June 8, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N938AS
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49365
Part
Prox Sensor
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 NOSE GEAR RED LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED AND THE RED LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. THE FLIGHT WAS CONTINUED TO ORD WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NLG UPLOCK PROXIMITY SENSOR AT FAULT. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND RESHIMMED. THE NOSE GEAR WAS SWUNG WITH OPERATION AND INDICATIONS CHECKING GOOD.

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