Service difficulty report · Accessory Unit · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
May 6, 2009
Submitted
May 8, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N715AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22470
Aircraft time
62,743 hours, 33,204 cycles
Part
Accessory Unit
Part number
656021132
Part serial
M00316
Condition
Defective
Location
Nlg
Part time
17,501 hours, 9,259 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

FLT 716 FROM BNA TO MEM, WHILE ON APPROACH INTO MEM THE NOSE GEAR FAILED TO INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED. THE GREEN NOSE GEAR LIGHT WAS OUT, AND THE RED LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. AN ABORTED APPROACH WAS ACCOMPLISHED, CHECKLIST FOLLOWED AND AIRCRAFT LANDED IN MEM WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED. THE MLG ACCESSORY UNIT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND NO FURTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.