SDR GTIA030117

Service difficulty report · Sensor · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
February 27, 2003
Submitted
March 12, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N826NK
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49391
Engine
Pwa JT8D
Part
Sensor
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LANDING GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY THEN DURING CLIMB NOSE GEAR LITE ILLUMINATED. GEAR RECYCLED IAW QRH PROCEDURE. RED LIGHT WENT OUT. NOSE GEAR RED WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES OCCASIONALLY IN FLIGHT BELOW 210 KNOTS WHEN GEAR LIGHT DO NOT ILLUMINATE. FOUND LARGE GREASE DEBRIS ON NOSEGEAR UP POSITION SENSOR AND INTERLOCK SWITCH ROLLER. CLEANED DEBRIS AND NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF NOSE GEAR UP LOCK SENSOR, FOUND OK, PERFORMED OPS CHECK. OPS CHECK OK AND OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.

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