Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
November 23, 2010
Submitted
December 1, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N308AS
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
22002
Aircraft time
52,175 hours, 35,587 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Connector
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
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

ON APPROACH, THE NLG DID NOT INDICATE GREEN. LIGHT REMAINED RED, ALL 3 LANDING GEAR WERE MANUALLY EXTENDED. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSP WAS PERFORMED. R & R THE NLG POSITION SWITCH, R & R NLG LOCK SWITCH CONNECTOR PLUG, REPLACED 2 EACH WIRES FOR LOCK SWITCH. OPS CHECK GOOD, NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.