Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
March 1, 2003
Submitted
April 29, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N265FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
21671
Aircraft time
45,212 hours, 26,450 cycles
Part
Uplock Switch
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
CR
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

RED NOSE GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED INFLIGHT WITH GEAR HANDLE OFF. FOLLOWED RED TAB PROCEDURE WHICH DIRECTED RAISING GEAR HANDLE. LIGHT STAYED ON INDICATING AN UPLOCK OR GEAR SENSOR FAILURE. ALSO - NOSE GEAR "GREEN" LIGHT FLICKERED/DIM DURING THIS MALFUNCTION. TROUBLESHOT NLG WARNING LIGHT TO UP AND LOCK GEAR SWITCH PER FEDEX MM 32-64- 01,32-64-02. R/R NOSE GEAR UP AND LOCK SWITCH PER FED EX MM 32-61-071-4 AND FUNCT CHECKED GOOD PER FED EX MM 32-32-000-5 AND 32-61-71-4. REF N00025 DATE 03-01-03 RII Q/C206

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