SDR 97ZZZX4747

Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Bag JETSTM3201

Difficulty date
November 5, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N917AE
Make and model
Bag JETSTM3201
Aircraft serial
917
Part
Downlock Switch
Part number
9005EN38
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L, A

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

What was found

ATL - FLT 402 - FLIGHT CREW REPORTED ON APPROACH TO LANDING IN ATL, LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED TO THE DOWN POSITION FOR LANDING. LANDING GEAR EXTENDED AND BOTH MAIN GEARS INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED. NOSE LANDING GEAR LOCKED LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE AND THE GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED ALL EMERGENCY CHECK LISTS FOR UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION, PERFORMED A TOWER FLY-BY AND VERIFIED GEAR APPEARED TO BE IN THE DOWN POSITION. CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO BNA WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE UNSAFE NLG LIGHT. AS A PRECAUTION, THE NLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH WAS REPLACED, RETRACTION TEST AND TEST FLIGHT WERE PERFORMED AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)