Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 727100

Difficulty date
January 1, 2004
Submitted
January 2, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N190FE
Make and model
Boeing 727100
Aircraft serial
19083
Aircraft time
67,026 hours, 49,291 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION - NO GREEN LIGHT. RAN PROCEDURE PER QRH. RECYCLED GEAR. VIEWED NOSE GEAR PORT WITH A GEAR DOWN & LOCKED INDICATION NORMAL. NOSE GEAR GREEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED UPON FINAL APPROACH. AFTER JACKING A/C REMOVED CANNON PLUG FROM DOWNLOCK SWITCH S93 FOUND CANNON PLUG DETERIORATED WITH SKYDROL AND WATER, REMOVED AND REPLACED CANNON PLUG AS PER STD WIRING PRAC AND 32-64-01. ACTUATED NOSE GEAR NUMEROUS TIMES. NOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK INDICATING SYS OP CKS GOOD. OK FOR SERVICE.

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