What was found
ON DEPARTURE GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY HOWEVER DURING ACCELERATION THE NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. REPLACED NOSE GEAR UPLOCK PROXIMITY SWITCH. CYCLED GEAR CHECKS OK.
- Difficulty date
- November 2, 2002
- Submitted
- November 13, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N967DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53116
- Aircraft time
- 32,954 hours, 26,032 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3260 · Landing Gear Position and Warning
- Part
- Proximity Switch
- Part number
- 833703
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Mlg Uplock
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- N
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.