Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
March 30, 2017
Submitted
March 30, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N522FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48476
Aircraft time
77,916 hours, 14,106 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Part number
859803
Part serial
166
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Nlg
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

DURING APPROACH, WHEN GEAR WAS EXTENDED HAD AN UNSAFE NLG INDICATION ON THE PRIMARY INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR NOSE GEAR ONLY. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE PSEU IAW AMM 31-71-01-2. SYSTEM TEST FAILED EACH TIME WITH THE TARGET LIGHT ILLUMINATED. REMOVED AND REPLACED PSEU AND PERFORMED, RETURN TO SERVICE. ALL TESTS PASSED. CLEANED ALL NOSE GEAR PROXIMITY SENSORS AND CHECKED CLEARANCE BETWEEN SENSORS AND TARGETS, ALL CLEARANCE ARE WITHIN LIMITS IAW AMM 32-61-17-5. PERFORMED NOSE LANDING GEAR PROXIMITY SENSORS ADJUSTMENT AND TEST IAW AMM 32-61-17-5, ALL INDICATIONS CHECKED NORMAL. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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