Service difficulty report · Mechanism · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
November 21, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N276FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
22041
Part
Mechanism
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Nlg Door
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER LANDING GEAR RETRACTION DOORS LIGHT ON FORWARD PANEL AND NOSE GEAR DOOR LIGHT ON SECOND OFFICER'S PANEL REMAINS ILLUMINATED WHILE GEAR HANDLE WAS IN UP POSITION. LANDING GEAR WAS RECYCLED WITH NO EFFECT. INCREASED NOISE IN COCKPIT SUGGEST THAT THE NOSE GEAR DOORS ARE NOT COMPLETELY CLOSED. CHECKED ADJUSTMENT OF NOSE GEAR DOOR LOCK SWITCHES, CLEANED SWITCHES. DOOR LIGHTS OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL WITH DOORS IN CLOSE AND OPEN POSITIONS AS PER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-62-11. OPENED AND CLOSED DOORS SEVERAL TIMES, DOORS AND SWITCHES OPERATIONAL CHECKED NORMAL OK FOR SERVICE.