What was found
AFTER GEAR EXTENSION, NOSE GEAR RED LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, AS WELL AS AFTER MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION. FOUND BROKEN WIRE ON NOSE GEAR UPPER LOCK SWITCH, RE-CRIMPED WIRE IAW M/M 20-11. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- July 27, 2000
- Submitted
- September 14, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N6813
- Make and model
- Boeing 727223
- Aircraft serial
- 19488
- Aircraft time
- 81,165 hours, 56,236 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3260 · Landing Gear Position and Warning
- Part
- Uplock Switch
- Part number
- H1010154
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Nlg
- Stage of operation
- AP
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- N
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.