Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 17, 2006
Submitted
May 23, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N966DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53115
Aircraft time
42,274 hours, 32,675 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Condition
Weak
Location
Rt Mlg
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.

What was found

AFTER T/O RETRACTED GEAR RT LIGHT STAYED ON GEAR OPEN LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ALSO HAD AUTO SPOILER FAIL MSG GEAR EXT NORMAL ALL LIGHTS NORMAL EXCEPT STILL HAD SPOILER FAIL MSG. JACKED A/C, SWUNG GEAR. ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. FOUND RT GEAR DOOR PROX SENSOR WEAK AND WORN BY USING ELDEC NO/GO GAUGES. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT GEAR DOOR PROX SENSOR PER M/M. RAN GEAR SEVERAL TIMES, ALL IND NORMAL CKS GOOD PER M/M 32-60-00.

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