Service difficulty report · Position Switch · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
September 1, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14534
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47110
Part
Position Switch
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
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 NOSE GEAR GREEN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN GEAR WAS EXTENDED ON APPROACH TO IAH. QRH PROCEDURE WAS FOLLOWED, BUT GREEN LIGHT STILL DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE NOSE GEAR WAS VISUALLY CONFIRMED DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE NLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH AND CANNON PLUG WERE INSPECTED AND THE PLUG INSULATION APPEARED DAMAGED. THE POSITION SWITCH AND CANNON PLUG WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE GEAR WAS SWUNG SEVERAL TIMES IAW MM 32-60-1 AND NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED.

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