Service difficulty report · Switch · Airbus A310222

Difficulty date
November 24, 2009
Submitted
December 1, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N446FE
Make and model
Airbus A310222
Aircraft serial
224
Aircraft time
41,461 hours, 29,153 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
140FL01D3Y1
Condition
Malfunctioned
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, NO NOSE GEAR INDICATION ON NR 1 SYS (FRONT PANEL) NR 2 SYS (OVERHEAD PANEL) GOOD, DID A GO AROUND AND ON DOWNWIND, NOSE GEAR LIGHT CAME BACK AND INDICATED NORMAL. WHEN LIGHT WAS NOT INDICATING , DID ALL LIGHTS CHECK AND IT CHECKED GOOD. RELEASED FOR SERVICE IAW MEL: 32-61-01-A CATEGORY: B EXPIRATION: 27NOV09 "MEL 32-61-01-A: (IDENTIFY) FWD ON (IDENTIFY FWD OR OVERHEAD) LANDING GEAR INDICATOR PANEL- INOP, REMOVED AND REPLACED. PERFORMED OPS TEST IAW AMM 32-61-00-5. NO FAULTS NOTED. FUNCTIONAL CHECK REQUIRES GEAR SWING. INSUFFICIENT GROUND TIME TO COMPLETE. ACFT TO CONTINUE WITH ITEM ON MEL REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE GEAR SWITCH ON TELESCOPIC DRAG STRUT 40GB MM32-00-00-4. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.

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