Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
November 7, 2008
Submitted
November 13, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N494FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21532
Aircraft time
41,360 hours, 27,345 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
MS250081
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

"NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT" AND NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT" ILLUMINATED WHEN LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS MOVED TO OFF POSITION FOLLOWING GEAR RETRACTION. BOTH LIGHTS THEN REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS MOVED TO "UP" POSITION. JACKED ACFT IAW MM 07-11-000-2 AND RETRACTED NOSE GEAR AND FOUND S92 CONTROL LEVER POSITION SWITCH INTERMITTENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED SWITCH IAW MM 32-61-012-4. SWITCH OPS CHECKS GOOD PER SAME.