Service difficulty report · Position Switch · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
September 4, 2003
Submitted
September 4, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
21461
Aircraft time
39,037 hours, 24,718 cycles
Part
Position Switch
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
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 UNSAFE LIGHT CAME ON AND FLICKERED DURING T/O ROLL WITH A STEADY GREEN. NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT DOORS LIGHT AND S/O NOSE GEAR DOOR LIGHT REMAINED OFF ALL LIGHTS WENT OUT NORMALLY DURING GEAR RETRACTION. OKAY ON LANDING. REMOVED NOSE GEAR POSITION SWITCH C/P FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE GEAR POSITION SWITCH AS A PRECAUTION IAW 727-200 M/M 32-61-071-4 STEPS 2A-B- AND C(3). AIRCRAFT STILL REQUIRES JACK AND GEAR SWING IAW STEP 2C(4). JACKED ACFT AND C/W 727-200 M/M 32-61-071-4 STEP 2C-(4) AND (5). CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME.

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