SDR AALA951758

Service difficulty report · Dnlock Sensor · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
October 6, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N874AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
21386
Part
Dnlock Sensor
Part number
106122629
Condition
Defective
Location
Lt Mlg
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

DFW - FLT NR 1612 - DURING APPROACH DFW AFTER GEAR WAS CYCLED DOWN, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DID NOT SHOW GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED. CYCLING GEAR HANDLE, STILL DID NOT SHOW DOWN AND LOCKED. ACCOMPLISH CRANK DOWN PROCEDURE AND STILL DID NOT RECEIVE GREEN LIGHT INDICATION DOWN AND LOCKED. GEAR ALIGNMENT INDICATOR DID SHOW DOWN AND LOCKED. THE RED GEAR LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED ALL THE TIME. LEFT DOOR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. HYDRAULIC PRESSURE READING NORMAL THROUGH OUT ALL CYCLES. LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED LEFT HAND MLG DOWN LOCK SENSOR AND ADJUSTED TARGET. SWUNG GEAR SEVERAL TIMES. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)