What was found
UNSAFE NOSE WHEEL INDICATION. REMOVED NOSE GEAR DOWN & LOCK SWITCH ASSEMBLY, CLEANED CONTACTS, REASSEMBLED, RIGGED AND SWUNG NOSE GEAR. OP CHECK GOOD. (CLEANED INSPECTION WINDOW).
- Difficulty date
- March 4, 2004
- Submitted
- March 5, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N7780B
- Make and model
- Doug DC6A
- Aircraft serial
- 45372
- Aircraft time
- 22,313 hours
- Engine
- Pwa R2800CB3
- System (JASC)
- 3260 · Landing Gear Position and Warning
- Part
- Downlock Switch
- Part number
- BZ3YT
- Condition
- Dirty
- Location
- Mlg
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- N
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.