Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Boeing 7272S7

Difficulty date
January 22, 2005
Submitted
January 25, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N683CA
Make and model
Boeing 7272S7
Aircraft serial
22490
Part
Warning Light
Condition
Illuminated
Location
Tail Skid
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER T/O WITH GEAR RETRACTED TAIL SKID LIGHT ILLUM ON S/O PANEL, PER COM GEAR RECYCLED. ON RETRACTION LT & RT MAIN GEAR UNSAFE LIGHTS (RED) ILLUM AND LT & RT MAIN GEAR DOOR LIGHTS ON S/O PANEL. RED DOORS LIGHT ON FWD PANEL ILLUM. GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY & ALL LIGHTS NORMAL. RETURNED TO AIRPORT. PERFORMED INSPEC OF LANDING GEAR RELATED COMPONENTS IN WHEEL WELL, NO DEFECTS. INSPEC PNEUMATIC DOOR & TAIL SKID, PNEUMATIC DOOR OK, TAIL SKID HAD MINOR SCRATCH. T/S SYS, ALL ASPECTS OF MX WERE FAVORABLE. DURING DEPARTURE NORMAL RETRACTION INDICATIONS WERE WITNESSED. UPON ARRIVAL AT MSP NORMAL EXTENTION INDICATIONS WERE WITNESSED. MX PERFORMED INSPECTIONS PRIOR TO FLT.

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