Service difficulty report · Target · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
June 27, 2018
Submitted
August 3, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N586FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48487
Aircraft time
84,320 hours, 19,651 cycles
Part
Target
Part number
ACF7173501
Condition
Sheared
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

ON RAISING GEAR AFTER TAKEOFF, NOSE GEAR SHOWED AN UNSAFE INDICATION ON PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DISPLAY. FOLLOWED CHECKLIST, VERIFIED GEAR DOWN BY TOWER AND MX, LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. UNSAFE INDICATION PERSISTED AFTER LANDING. INSPECTED NOSE GEAR AND FOUND TARGET FOR DOWN LOCK OF BOTH SENSORS MISSING, TARGET MATERIAL FOR SENSORS CAUSING RED NLG UNSAFE IN BOTH GEAR DOWN AND GEAR UP, IAW AMM 32-22-01-4 PARA 3-A-1-5, PAGE 21, REPLACED THE TARGET ASSY AND PERFORMED A NOSE GEAR OPS IAW 32-61-17-400-801, PERFORMED A NOSE GEAR SWING, ALL CHECKED NORMAL, ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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