Service difficulty report · Sensor · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
January 17, 2013
Submitted
January 21, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N370FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
46608
Aircraft time
79,911 hours, 32,808 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
862701
Condition
Inoperative
Location
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

WITH THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE UP, THE RT GEAR INDICATION NOT UP AND LOCK IN BOTH THE PRIMARY AND SECNDARY INDICATORS. (LIGHT RED) PERFORMED VISUAL INSP OF RT MLG UPLOCK PROX SENSOR AND NO DEFECTS NOTED, PSEU RTS PASSES NORMALLY, CHECKED PSEU SENSOR READOUT UNDER RIGGING AND FOUND "RG UP LCHA" HAS HIT 19 OUT OF 20 FLIGHTS. PERFORMED ADJUST CLEARENCE FOR PROX SENSOR AND TARGET IAW MM 32-61-15-4. THIS UPLOCK TARGET FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS BY 50MM. R & R RT MAIN LANDING GEAR UP SENSOR. IAW MM 32-61-15-4, OPS CHECK NORMAL IAW PSEU.

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