Service difficulty report · Module · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
August 14, 2002
Submitted
August 14, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N478FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
21395
Aircraft time
40,570 hours, 27,794 cycles
Part
Module
Part number
694710566
Part serial
M00193
Condition
Defective
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NOSE GEAR LIGHT (GREEN) DID NOT ILLUMINATE WITH GEAR HANDLE DOWN. PUSHED PRESS TO TEST GREEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MANUALLY EXTENDED THE GEAR. CHECKED ALIGNMENT STRIPE ON NOSE, INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED BUT STILL NO GREEN LIGHT. REPUSHED PRESS TO TEST AND GREEN LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER RELEASE BUT NO SPRING TENSION ON NOSE GEAR LIGHT. FOUND THE NOSE GEAR GREEN LIGHT ASSY BAD; PRESS TO TEST FEELS SOLID (NO SPRING TENSION) AS COMPARED TO OTHERS AND FX 727-200 M/M 33-10-051-2. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL PANEL MODULE IAW FX 727-200 M/M 25-10-052-4. LIGHT PRESS TO TEST OPERATES NORMAL.

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