Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
October 15, 2003
Submitted
November 12, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N589US
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23934
Part
Proximity Sensor
Part number
189929
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMB-OUT FROM CLT, EN ROUTE TO IAH, CREW RECEIVED A NOSE LANDING GEAR RED UNSAFE LIGHT WHEN GEAR WAS RETRACTED. CREW FOLLOWED QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK PROCEDURES AND RECYCLED GEAR. RECEIVED THREE GREEN LIGHTS WHEN GEAR WAS DOWN AND WHEN GEAR WAS BROUGHT UP THEY RECEIVED TEH NOSE LANDING GEAR RED UNSAFE LIGHT AGAIN. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT CLT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWN PROXIMITY SENSOR (S845) PER MM 32-51-51. SWUNG GEAR. INDICATION CHECKS GOOD. (M)