Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
April 25, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N69311
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23362
Part
Switch
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CR
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

THE AIRCRAFT HAD A HISTORY OF THE NOSE GEAR RED UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATING IN FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NOSE GEAR LOCK SWITCH IAW MM 32-61-41. THE NOSE GEAR DOWN SENSOR WAS REPLACED IAW MM 32-61-51. IN ADDITION, THE LANDING GEAR LOGIC CARDFILE UNIT WAS REPLACED AND TESTED IAW MM 32-09-20, PAGES 401-424. ALL CHECKS WERE NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT HAS FLOWN FIVE FLIGHTS WITHOUT REPEAT OF THE PROBLEM SINCE THIS CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS IMPLEMENTED.