19990209011869I

Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 727-25 · Minneapolis, MN · February 9, 1999

Date: February 9, 1999 · 22:06 local
Place: Minneapolis, MN
Airport: Minneapolis-St Paul International-Wold
Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: FDEA
Aircraft: N155FE
Reported as: Boeing 72725
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0

N155FERegistration cancelled Oct 15, 2002 · Boeing 727-25S/N 18288 · Built 1965 Airframe modelBoeing 727-25 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-1Turbo-jet

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Faulty nose gear indication with gear lever in the down positiion. Recycled gear and got three gear green lights, however unsafe horn sounded when throttle was retarded and/or flaps were selected to the 25 degree position. Made missed approach, ran check lists and got proper gear indications. Landed msp without incident. Maint. Removed and replaced S96 nose landing gear lock switch.

As the FAA filed it

FAULTY NOSE GEAR INDICATION WITH GEAR LEVER IN THE DOWN POSITIION. RECYCLED GEAR AND GOT THREE GEAR GREEN LIGHTS, HOWEVER UNSAFE HORN SOUNDED WHEN THROTTLE WAS RETARDED AND/OR FLAPS WERE SELECTED TO THE 25 DEGREE POSITION. MADE MISSED APPROACH, RAN CHECK LISTS AND GOT PROPER GEAR INDICATIONS. LANDED MSP WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINT. REMOVED AND REPLACED S96 NOSE LANDING GEAR LOCK SWITCH.