Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Boeing 72727C

Difficulty date
July 9, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N146FE
Make and model
Boeing 72727C
Aircraft serial
1911O
Part
Downlock Switch
Condition
Dirty
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
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

AFTER INITIAL EXTENSION OF LANDING GEAR, NOSE GEAR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE GREEN LIGHT TESTED OKAY. LANDING GEAR RETRACTED AND EXTENDED AGAIN WITH SAME RESULT OF UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION. ACCOMPLISHED CHECK LIST, RAISED AND LOWERED GEAR AGAIN. NOSE GEAR INDICATION GREEN ON THIRD ATTEMP AND ON ALL ATTEMPTS FELT NOSE GEAR EXTEND. CHECKED FOR WATER IN E AND E BAY AROUND LANDING GEAR MODULE, CHECKED ALL WIRING AND RIGGING ON NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK SWITCH. CLEANED SWITCH WITH CONTACT CLEANER AND LUBED LINKAGE.

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