Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
September 26, 2020
Submitted
September 29, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N619FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48770
Aircraft time
75,577 hours, 18,388 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER GEAR RETRACTION WITH GEAR HANDLE UP, NOSE GEAR RED UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. FOLLOWED QRH. SECONDARY INDICATION ON CONFIG PAGE INDICATED SAFE, ON GEAR EXTENSION WITH GEAR HANDLE DOWN BOTH PRIMARY AND THE SECONDARY INDICATIONS WERE RED UNSAFE. FOLLOWED QRH, TRIED ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION AND WITH CENTER GEAR UP, LANDED WITH CENTER GEAR UP, SECONDARY LIGHT INDICATED GREEN SAFE AFTER LANDING. FOUND OVERHEAD INSULATION BLANKET TORN, FALLEN DOWN AND OBSTRUCTED NOSE LANDING GEAR LOCKED SENSORS. REMOVED TORN BLANKET BETWEEN NOSE LANDING GEAR LOCKED PROXIMITY SENSORS AND TARGETS, PER AMM 32-61-17-4. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY LANDING GEAR INDICATORS SHOWN ALL GREEN. INSPECTED NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED SENSORS AND TARGETS, NO DEFECTS NOTED. COMPLIED WITH EA NR 1-2500-T356992 A PT1 AND PERFORMED NOSE LANDING GEAR LOCKED PROXIMITY SENSOR RETURN TO SERVICE TEST, PER AMM 32-61-17-5, NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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