Service difficulty report · Sensor · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
March 7, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N809NY
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49263
Part
Sensor
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 UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION LEAVING IAH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK PROXIMITY SENSOR AT FAULT. THE NOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK PROXIMITY SENSOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 32-60-05. A NOSE GEAR SWING WAS PERFORMED AND ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL.

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