What was found
DURING CLIMBOUT EWR HAD A TAIL SKID LIGHT. AIRCRAFT WAS ON A MAINTENANCE FERRY TO ATL. NO OBVIOUS PROBLEM NOTICED ON INSPECTION. PROBLEM RELATED TO INDICATION ONLY. FLIGHT WAS AN AIR TURNBACK AFTER TAKEOFF. CLEANED PROX SWITCH.
- Difficulty date
- May 7, 2000
- Submitted
- May 12, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N402DA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727232
- Aircraft serial
- 21146
- Aircraft time
- 72,661 hours, 57,074 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3270 · Auxiliary Gear (Tail Skid)
- Part
- Warning Light
- Condition
- False Indication
- Location
- Cockpit
- Component
- Tail Skid
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- N
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.