Service difficulty report · Switch · Airbus A310

Difficulty date
December 17, 2008
Submitted
December 19, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N815FD
Make and model
Airbus A310
Aircraft serial
638
Aircraft time
30,558 hours, 9,301 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
140FL01D3Y1
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
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

ON APPROACH, BEFORE LANDING CHECK LIST COMPLETE, AT 200' ABOVE THE GROUND WE HAD A "TO LOW GEAR]" ALERT FWD PANEL SHOWED 3 GREEN, OVERHEAD INITIALLY SHOWED 3 GREEN BUT NOW SHOWED NO NOSE GEAR GREEN. WENT AROUND AND THE ACFT SHOWED 3 GREEN ON BOTH PANELS THROUGH LANDING. ENT BY: 715474 RPT BY: 078544 SHGN 17DEC08 16:30 YVR R IN WORK. REPLACED SWITCH 79GB ON NOSE GEAR TELESCOPIC DRAG STRUT IAW MM 32-00-00-4, OPS CHECKED IAW MM 32-61-00-5. CHECKED GOOD, 3 GREEN ARROWS ON FWD PANEL AND ON OVERHEAD PANEL ARE ON.

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