Service difficulty report · Downlock Sensor · Boeing 7374Q8

Difficulty date
July 15, 2018
Submitted
July 17, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807TJ
Make and model
Boeing 7374Q8
Aircraft serial
25098
Aircraft time
75,888 hours, 43,951 cycles
Part
Downlock Sensor
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UPON GEAR EXTENSION FOR LANDING, GOT GREEN LIGHTS FOR MAIN GEAR, GOT RED LIGHT FOR NOSE WITH NO GREEN LIGHT. FOLLOWED QRH WITH MANUAL EXTENSION, NO CHANGE. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, STOPPED ON TAXIWAY, HAD ANOTHER SWIFT PILOT PIN NOSE GEAR. TROUBLE SHOT AND FOUND DRIED CORROSION PREVENTION FLUID ON NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWN SENSOR. CLEANS NOSE LANDING GEAR SENSOR AND PERFORMED OPS TEST IAW AMM 32-61-00. NO DEFECTS FOUND. ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL.

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