Service difficulty report · Uplock Sensor · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
August 11, 2018
Submitted
August 13, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N926DH
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53588
Aircraft time
42,930 hours, 28,236 cycles
Part
Uplock Sensor
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NLG UNSAFE INDICATION AFTER TAKEOFF WITH GEAR HANDLE UP. AFTER CYCLING NLG, ENCOUNTERED NG DOOR NOISE. LOWERED GEAR AND HAD ALL NORMAL INDICATIONS. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE, WITH HYDRAULIC PRESSURES NORMAL. FOUND THE UPLOCK SENSOR D1-31 IN POOR CONDITION. IMPEDANCE CHECKED. CONFIRMED FAILURE . REPLACED THE UPLOCK SENSOR D1-31. CLEANED THE CONNECTOR R5-1156, AND SERVICED NLG STRUT. SWUNG NLG SEVERAL TIMES. PERFORMED NO-GO ODI PREVENTION TASKS. OPS AND INDICATIONS ALL NORMAL.

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