Service difficulty report · Elect Test Box · Boeing 747245F

Difficulty date
May 20, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N638FE
Make and model
Boeing 747245F
Aircraft serial
21841
Part
Elect Test Box
Condition
Failed
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

UAM - IND LIGHTS PILOT AND FLIGHT ENGINEER C/B POPPED DURING FLT. INITIAL UNSAFE GEAR IND NO LIGHTS FOR GEAR DOWN, DOOR OPEN, OR GEAR. RESET C/B AND REPLACED 15 LIGHT BULBS. C/B POPPED AND RESET AGAIN AND AGAIN. REPLACED 4 BULBS, GEAR DOWN IND 9 GREEN LIGHTS, GEAR RECYCLED 3 TIMES WITH 2 TOWER FLY-BYS TO CONFIRM POS GEAR DOWN IND. ENTER UAM, DURING T/S FOUND MASTER DIM TEST ELECTRONIC BOX WITH 5 DAMAGED CIRCUIT CARDS, REPLACED MASTER DIM TEST ELECTRONIC BOX AND IND LIGHTS, PILOT AND FE C/B, GROUND TEST GOOD PER MM 33-11-01, ALSO SIMULATED LANDING MODE, EXT FLAPS/SLATS ALL SYS NORMAL, C/N DUP REQUIRES FURTHER EVALUATION BY FLT CREW.