Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
September 16, 2008
Submitted
September 22, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N276FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
22041
Aircraft time
45,539 hours, 27,995 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Mlg
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

LEFT GEAR (RED AND GREEN) INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. ON APPROACH WHEN LANDING GEAR LEVER PLACED DOWN, UNSAFE LIGHT REMAIN ON. RAN QRH AND CHECKED MANUAL MAIN GEAR EXTENSION DOWNLOCKS. FOUND PIN 31 IN CONNECTOR D4658P PUSHED BACK AND LOCK BROKEN. REPLACED CONNECTOR D4658P, REF WDM 32-64-01 AND ALSO WDM 27-22-01. COMPLETED OPS CHECK OF GEAR INDICATION PER REF AMM 727-32-61-001-5. ALL LIGHTS CHECKED GOOD. COMPLETED GEAR SWING PER MOCC REQUEST, STILL CHECKS GOOD, ALL GEAR INDICATION LIGHTS WORK GOOD, GEAR UP LIGHTS OUT AND GEAR DOWN LIGHTS GREEN.