Service difficulty report · Sensor Spring · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 22, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N991DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53343
Part
Sensor Spring
Part number
49397141
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Mlg Up Sensor
Stage of operation
TO
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 TAKEOFF WITH GEAR UP, THE RT GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT STAYED ON. GEAR DOOR CLOSED INDICATION OK AND NO ADVERSE FLT CHARACTERISTICS. FOUND RT MLG UPLOCK SENSOR SPRING BROKEN. REPLACED SAME, PERFORMED GEAR SWING, AND CHECK-OUT PER MM 32-60-00. ALL INDS AND OPERATION CHECK NORMAL.

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