Service difficulty report · Computer · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
December 20, 2010
Submitted
December 22, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N952AR
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48497
Aircraft time
57,336 hours, 14,997 cycles
Part
Computer
Part number
4059001908
Part serial
90070207
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Autopilot Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

CLIMBING THRU 12K FT, AURAL WARNING "LANDING GEAR" THEN THE INDICATIONS WERE THAT THE GEAR WAS UP AND RETRACTED, HOWEVER, THE AURAL WARNING "LANDING GEAR" NEVER STOPPED. CYCLED THE GEAR BY PUTTING IT DOWN AND BACK UP, WHEN THE GEAR WAS DOWN THE WARNING STOPPED, AFTER THE GEAR WAS SELECTED UP THE WARNING CONTINUED AND NOW HAD A GEAR DOWN INDICATION ON THE NOSE AND LEFT WING GEAR WITH BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING THE GEAR WAS DOWN, TRIED CYCLING THE GEAR TWO MORE TIMES AND THE SAME PATTERN WAS REPEATED. DUMPED FUEL TO GET DOWN TO MAX LANDING WEIGHT, LANDING MADE, NORMAL. RETURNED TO GATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 FCC INAW 22-01-03. ACCOMPLISED RTS OF FCC NR 12 & NR 2 IAW AMM 22-00-00. ADJUSTED RT O/B FLAP POSITION XMITTER. NO FAULTS NOTED. PERFORMED GEAR SWING IAW 32-31-00 OP'S CHECK NORMAL, PERFORMED LANDING GEAR SYS TEST IAW 32-62-00 OP'S CHECK GOOD. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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