Service difficulty report · Downlock Sensor · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
September 10, 2014
Submitted
September 12, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N896AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55048
Aircraft time
28,338 hours, 18,778 cycles
Part
Downlock Sensor
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
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 APPROACH, CREW SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND RECEIVED RED NLG "UNSAFE" INDICATION WITH LT MAIN GEAR & RT MAIN GEAR INDICATING SAFE. ACCOMPLISHED ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION AND NLG EXTENDED. ACFT WAS FERRIED WITH GEAR EXTENDED AND PINNED. AFTER JACKING ACFT, GEAR SWING AND INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. ADJUSTED THE RT SIDE DOWN SENSOR WHICH WAS FOUND OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. THE NOSE GEAR STRUT WAS SERVICED AND THE BUNGEE CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION. SUBSEQUENT GEAR SWINGS WERE ALL GOOD DURING FUNCTIONAL CHECK. THE ACFT HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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