Service difficulty report · Accessory Unit · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
June 2, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N10791
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
20645
Part
Accessory Unit
Part number
656021132
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Landing Gear
Part time
57,701 hours
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

WHEN GEAR WAS RETRACTED AFTER DEPARTURE A LOUD THUMP WAS HEARD WHEN NOSE GEAR RETRACTED. A LIGHT TEST WAS DONE AND THE NOSE GEAR GREEN LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. PRESS TO TEST AND NEW BULBS HAD NO EFFECT. FLIGHT MANUAL PROCEDURE WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THE LIGHT TEST WAS CHECKED AGAIN AND NEITHER THE NOSE GEAR GREEN OR RT MAIN GEAR GREEN LIGHTS WOULD TEST. WHEN GEAR WAS EXTENDED FOR LANDING AT IAH 3 GREEN GEAR LIGHTS WERE INDICATED. WHEN FLAPS WERE PUT TO 30 DEGREES THE GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDED AND STAYED ON. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT IAH WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE LANDING GEAR ACCESSORY UNIT WAS REPLACED. A LANDING GEAR AND FLIGHT CONTROL POSITION AND WARNING CHECK WAS PERFORMED AND SYSTEM CHECKS WERE GOOD.