What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: pilot: a visual approach was made in the Birmingham Airport, the gear was dropped at 170 knots. The first officer was flying. At 160 KTS. The flaps were extended to 15 degrees and the gear warning horn was sounded. The standby nose gear indicator did not show down and locked. The landing light and taxi light appeared to be on. The landing and taxi lights are on the nose gear. Recycled gear trying to get the down and lock on the standby indicator. Went into a holding pattern and tried to solve the problem. Called company on air inc. and could not get the problem solved. Landed at Birmingham Airport with the emergency equipment standing by and then taxied to the gate without incident. When ground power was hooked up to the aircraft the nose gear standby indicator did show down and locked. Maintenance deferred the standby indicator and then replaced the nose gear down lock switch part number AIR135672. A service difficulty report was submitted that revealed that the down lock switch was replaced. The aircraft and part total time was 2390.0 hours. The aircraft flew at least 20 hrs. Including flights landing at their main base with the standby landing gear item differed before the nose gear down lock switch was replaced.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: PILOT: A VISUAL APPROACH WAS MADE IN THE BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT, THE GEAR WAS DROPPED AT 170 KNOTS. THE FIRST OFFICER WAS FLYING. AT 160 KTS. THE FLAPS WERE EXTENDED TO 15 DEGREES AND THE GEAR WARNING HORN WAS SOUNDED. THE STANDBY NOSE GEAR INDICATOR DID NOT SHOW DOWN AND LOCKED. THE LANDING LIGHT AND TAXI LIGHT APPEARED TO BE ON. THE LANDING AND TAXI LIGHTS ARE ON THE NOSE GEAR. RECYCLED GEAR TRYING TO GET THE DOWN AND LOCK ON THE STANDBY INDICATOR. WENT INTO A HOLDING PATTERN AND TRIED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. CALLED COMPANY ON AIR INC. AND COULD NOT GET THE PROBLEM SOLVED. LANDED AT BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT WITH THE EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT STANDING BY AND THEN TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. WHEN GROUND POWER WAS HOOKED UP TO THE AIRCRAFT THE NOSE GEAR STANDBY INDICATOR DID SHOW DOWN AND LOCKED. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED THE STANDBY INDICATOR AND THEN REPLACED THE NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK SWITCH PART NUMBER AIR135672. A SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT WAS SUBMITTED THAT REVEALED THAT THE DOWN LOCK SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE AIRCRAFT AND PART TOTAL TIME WAS 2390.0 HOURS. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW AT LEAST 20 HRS. INCLUDING FLIGHTS LANDING AT THEIR MAIN BASE WITH THE STANDBY LANDING GEAR ITEM DIFFERED BEFORE THE NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK SWITCH WAS REPLACED.
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