Service difficulty report · Light · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
June 22, 2002
Submitted
August 21, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N653A
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
24611
Part
Light
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SJU - FLT 1470 - EN ROUTE ORD-SJU - DURING LANDING, NOSE GEAR INDICATION FAILED TO INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED UPON EXTENSION. AIRCRAFT LANDED AT SJU WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION FOUND DAMAGED NOSE LANDING LIGHT ASSEMBLY. BROKEN GLASS FROM LANDING LIGHT FOUND EMBEDDED IN NOSE GEAR TARGETS. ALSO, FOUND BROKEN DOWNLOCK SENSOR AND GLASS INSIDE GEAR PIN HOLE AT BRACE. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND DOWNLOCK SENSOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)