Service difficulty report · Uplock Sensor · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 11, 2002
Submitted
October 22, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N958DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49977
Aircraft time
34,747 hours, 27,661 cycles
Part
Uplock Sensor
Condition
Malfunctioned
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

AFTER TAKEOFF, HAD ALL GEAR RETRACTED NOSE GEAR WAS SLOW BUT SHOWED NORMAL ( NO LIGHTS) AFTER APPROX 30 SECONDS RED NOSE LIGHT CAME ON. RAN CHECK LIST, CYCLED GEAR RED NOSE LIGHT REMAINED ON. NOISE LEVEL ALSO INDICATED THAT GEAR WAS NOT TOTALLY UP. GEAR WAS EXTENDED FOR NORMAL LANDING ( RTN BACK TO BOSTON ) INSPECTED NOSE GEAR AND DOORS NO TROUBLE FOUND. FOUND NOSE GEAR STRUT PROPERLY SERVICED. LUBED NOSE GEAR AS PRECATIONARY. REPLACED NOSE GEAR UP DOWN LOCK SENSORS PER MM. OPERATED NOSE GEAR UP/DOWN_SEVERAL CYCLES ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL.

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