Service difficulty report · Switch · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 29, 2016
Submitted
November 29, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N925DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49712
Aircraft time
73,563 hours, 55,813 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON APPROACH, RECEIVED NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT DURING GEAR EXTENSION. COMPLIED WITH QRH AND NORMAL EXTENSION FOLLOWED. IAW MCC, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NOSE GEAR INTERLOCK SWITCH WITH POSITIVE RESULTS DURING MULTIPLE NOSE GEAR EXTENSION/RETRACTION CYCLES.

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