Service difficulty report · Sensor · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
November 26, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N35888
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49117
Part
Sensor
Part number
833702
Condition
Inop
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 NOSE GEAR RED UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION DEPARTING EWR. THE UNSAFE LIGHT WAS ACCOMPANIED BY AIR NOISE INDICATIVE OF THE NOSE GEAR NOT BEING RETRACTED. THE GEAR WAS RECYCLED AND GEAR SAFE WAS INDICATED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK SENSOR AT FAULT. THE NOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND ADJUSTED IAW MM 32-60-05. IN ADDITION, A FULL NOSE STRUT SERVICE WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 32-21-02. A NOSE GEAR SWING WAS PERFORMED WITH OPERATION AND INDICATIONS CHECKING GOOD.

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