Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
July 20, 2004
Submitted
July 22, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N89427
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21365
Part
Switch
Part number
H1010153
Part serial
7722
Condition
Defective
Location
Nlg
Part time
6,047 hours, 3,261 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON APPROACH INTO KMIA, THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND WHEN THE GEAR WAS LOWERED. GEAR WAS RECYCLED PER CCIA AOM AND THE RED LIGHT STAY ON, NO GREEN LIGHT. EXECUTED A GO AROUND AND MANUALLY LOWERED THE NOSE GEAR, CONFIRMED GEAR DOWN AN ADVISED ATC, DECLARED EMERGENCY AND AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWN LOCK SWITCH WAS REPLACED. ALSO, LUBED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND PERFORMED GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION TEST. OBSERVED NORMAL OPERATIONS FOR ALL TEST AND NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW B727 MM 32-31-15, 12-00-0 AND 32-33-0 PAGE 502 AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.