Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
September 16, 2008
Submitted
July 30, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N276FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
22041
Aircraft time
45,539 hours, 27,995 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

LT GEAR (RED AND GREEN) INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. ON APPROACH WHEN LANDING GEAR LEVER PLACED DOWN, UNSAFE LIGHT REMAIN ON, RAN QRH AND CHECKED MANUAL MAIN GEAR EXTENSION DOWNLOCKS. FOUND PIN 31 IN PLUG D4658P PUSHED BACK AND LOCK BROKEN. REPLACED PLUG D4658P. COMPLETED OPS CK OF GEAR INDICATION IAW AMM 727-32-61-001-5. ALL LIGHTS CK'D GOOD. COMPLETED GEAR SWING IAW MOCC REQUEST, STILL CHECKS GOOD, ALL GEAR INDICATION LIGHTS WORK GOOD (GEAR UP, LIGHTS OUT AND GEAR DOWN LIGHTS GREEN. CLOSED- FINAL.