Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
May 29, 2014
Submitted
May 30, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N373FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
46611
Aircraft time
90,096 hours, 38,013 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Part number
894601
Part serial
A6
Condition
Defective
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PASSING 25K' NOSE GEAR RED UNSAFE CYCLED ON & OFF SEVERAL TIMES THEN HELD STEADY. SLOWED & DESCENDED TO CYCLE GEAR. NOSE UP & LOCKED, BUT MAINS WOULD NOT. SLOWED TO 210 & CYCLED AGAIN & MAINS LOCKED. FAILED OPERATIONS CHECK & ORIGINAL UNIT REINSTALLED DURING TROUBLESHOOTING A SERVICEABLE PSEU WAS INSTALLED FOR COMPARATIVE PURPOSES & WAS FOUND TO BE UNSERVICEABLE IAW AMM 31-71-01-2 CONFIG CODE SHOULD BE 34 - 34 FOR MD10-10 & 33-33 FOR -30. NEW PSEU INDICATED 34 - 34 BUT FAULTED PSEU & CTR GEAR INDICATOR. ORIGINAL UNIT WAS INSTALLED & RTS TEST PASSES. VISUALLY INSPECTED MAIN GEAR, NO PROBLEMS NOTED. REPLACED D1-78 SYS B DOWN SENSOR IAW AMM 32-1-17-4 & CHECKED IAW AMM 32-61-17-5. ALL FUNCTIONS & INDICATIONS NORMAL.

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