Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Boeing 72725C

Difficulty date
January 17, 2003
Submitted
February 10, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 72725C
Aircraft time
66,596 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D7B
Part
Uplock Switch
Part number
H1010153
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Component
Landing Gear · Boeing
Component part number
B27320140
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

(CAN) ON FINIAL APPROACH INTO YYC WHEN GEAR DOWN SELECTED, NOSE GEAR GREEN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. GEAR CYCLED, NO CHANGE. AFTER 2 MIN DELAY GREEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MANUAL EXTENDION INDICATION ALIGNMENT MARKS CONFIRMS GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. SYSTEM COULD NOT BE FAULTED BY MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE SUSPECTED THE UPLOCK SWITCH. BOTH UPLOCK AND POSITION SWITCHES REPLACED. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

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