Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Boeing 72724C

Difficulty date
December 13, 2002
Submitted
December 16, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N114FE
Make and model
Boeing 72724C
Aircraft serial
19527
Aircraft time
38,695 hours, 27,834 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D1
Part
Downlock Switch
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
LD
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

DURING LANDING GEAR EXTENSION, NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. NO DOWN, GREEN LIGHT. NOTE: MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE COMPLETED EMERGENCY, DECLARED WITH ATC. TROUBLESHOT LANDING GEAR POSITION INDICATING SYSTEM IAW M.M. FOUND FAULTY NOSE LANDING GEAR LOCK SWITCH. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR LOCK SWITCH IAW MM. ADJUSTMENT/TEST, LANDING GEAR LOCK AND POSITION SWITCHES IAW MM, NOSE GEAR INDICATIONS NORMAL..

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