Service difficulty report · Sensor · Doug DC932F

Difficulty date
November 23, 2017
Submitted
November 27, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N205US
Make and model
Doug DC932F
Aircraft serial
47690
Aircraft time
26,370 hours, 13,935 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
801801
Part serial
A51593
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg Latch
Stage of operation
CL
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

CREW REPORTED DURING GEAR RETRACTION, LEFT GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED COM PROCEDURE, DECLARED EMERGENCY, REMAINED AIRBORNE TO BURN OFF FUEL TO MEET LANDING WEIGHT REQUIREMENTS. LANDING GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY. COMPLETED UNEVENTFUL LANDING. INSTALLED A NEW SERVICEABLE LEFT MAIN GEAR LATCH SENSOR IAW MM 32-60-1. TESTED GOOD AND PERFORMED GEAR SWING TO FURTHER TEST. NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TEST FLOWN SATISFACTORILY.

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