Service difficulty report · Bracket · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
February 4, 2025
Submitted
February 4, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48554
Aircraft time
99,138 hours, 21,652 cycles
Part
Bracket
Part number
ARG72331
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH TO LANDING, GEAR WAS EXT AND INITIALLY INDICATED 4 GREEN/SAFE. AFTER APPX. 1 MIN GEAR INDICATION ON LEFT GEAR TURNED RED AND ON SYNOPTIC FLASHED BETWEEN GREEN AND RED. AFTER APPX. 10 MIN LEFT GEAR INDICATED SOLID GREEN ON SYNOPTIC. CREW FOLLOWED QRH FOR GEAR HANDLE DOWN WITH UNSAFE INDICATIONS. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY. AFTER LANDING, SYNOPTIC STILL FLASHED BETWEEN RED AND GREEN. CREW DECIDED TO HAVE MX PIN GEAR. FOUND LH MLG PROX SENSOR SUPPORT BRACKET BROKEN, REPLACED WITH NEW IN REFERENCE TO AMM 20-50-02-2. ALSO CHANGED THE PROX SENSOR FOR UP AND LOCK ON THE LT MAIN LANDING GEAR AMM 32-61-15-4. COMPLIED WITH ALL REQUIRED OPS CHECKS AND ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. ACFT GOOD FOR SERVICE.

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