Service difficulty report · Sensor · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
September 28, 2010
Submitted
October 1, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N968DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53161
Aircraft time
53,073 hours, 39,294 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D
Part
Sensor
Condition
Shorted
Location
Mlg Door
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

DURING FLIGHT AT 26K FT AND SPEED OF 310KTS, THE AMBER "GEAR DOOR OPEN" LIGHT CAME ON. CREW SLOWED TO 280 KTS AND CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. DURING DESCENT, AT 12K FT, THE LIGHT WENT OUT. ACFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AND UPON ARRIVAL MX FOUND THE RT MLG DOOR OPEN, SENSOR D1-29 INTERNALLY SHORTED TO GROUND, AND THE DOOR TARGET BRACKET CRACKED. MX REPLACED D1-29 AND TARGET BRACKET IAW AMM. PSEU TESTS ARE SATISFACTORY AND THE ACFT HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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