Service difficulty report · Indication Sys · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
March 16, 2012
Submitted
March 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N598FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48597
Aircraft time
64,243 hours, 11,353 cycles
Part
Indication Sys
Condition
False Indication
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
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, LOWERING LANDING GEAR, ALL FOUR GEAR INDICATED UNSAFE ON BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY INDICATION SYS. HYD PRESSURE NORMAL. NO YAW DETECTED. NORMAL SOUND/VIBRATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH GEAR EXTENSION. EXECUTED MISSED APPROACH. SUBSEQUENT GEAR EXTENSION NORMAL. SUSPECT GEAR HANDLE NOT FULLY SEATED, CAUSING UNSAFE INDICATIONS. IAW FIM 32-30-05-01, PROXIMITY SWITCH UNIT TESTED OK. GEAR HANDLE SWITCH S1-431 VISUALLY EXAMINED AND APPEARS TO OPERATE NORMALLY. CHECKED RIG OF LANDING GEAR CONTROL VALVE INPUT. OK IAW AMM 32-31-00-5. PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS. CYCLED GEAR THREE TIMES, ALL OPS & INDICATIONS NORMAL. REF MM 32-31-00-5-0.

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