Service difficulty report · Switch · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
May 22, 2017
Submitted
May 24, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N908DA
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53388
Aircraft time
58,491 hours, 31,898 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg Down
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PERFORMED AN ABORTED APPROACH DUE TO AN ABNORMAL NOSE GEAR INDICATION WITH GEAR HANDLE DOWN. RAN QRH AND DECLARED EMERGENCY. HAD AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AND TAXI TO GATE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NOSE GEAR DOWN SWITCH S1-412 IAW MM. OPERATION AND GEAR SWING CHECKS OK.

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