Service difficulty report · Position Sensor · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
April 19, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N811DE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48566
Part
Position Sensor
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Mlg
Component
863701
Stage of operation
LD
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON APPROACH, LEFT GEAR POSITION INDICATOR RED ON SYNOPTIC PAGE, POSITION SHOWED GREEN ON MAIN PILOT PANEL. MANUAL POSITION INDICATOR SHOWED DOWN AND LOCKED. CREW WENT THROUGH ALTERNATE EXTENSION PROCEDURE. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDING WAS NORMAL. GEAR WAS PINNED ON RUNWAY AND AIRCRAFT TOWED TO GATE. REPLACED SECONDARY SENSOR D1-82 ON LEFT MAIN GEAR. PERFORMED NORMAL CHECK-OUT OF POSITION SYSTEM. ALL GEAR POSITION LIGHTS NOW NORMAL. RESET ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM.

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