Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
May 23, 2001
Submitted
June 7, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N69735
Make and model
Boeing 727224
Aircraft serial
20664
Part
Switch
Part number
H1010153
Condition
Dirty
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FLT 2011 - PDX-MHR - DURING APPROACH, THE GEAR WAS SELECTED TO THE DOWN POSITION. ALL THREE GREEN LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE NOSE GEAR LIGHT WENT OUT AND DID NOT COME BACK ON. THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY, VERIFIED NOSE GEAR POSITION THROUGH THE VIEWING PORT AND LANDED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT MHR WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DIFFICULTIES. CLEANED THE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED SWITCH. PERFORMED A RETRACTION AND EXTENSION. OPS CHECKED GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)