Service difficulty report · Dnlock Switch · Stbros SD360

Difficulty date
July 5, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N742CC
Make and model
Stbros SD360
Aircraft serial
SH3742
Part
Dnlock Switch
Part number
200923203
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

TRAINING FLT 9101 - CLT-HKY-CLT - ON APPROACH INTO CLT WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN, THE NOSE GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHT (RED) DID NOT EXTINGUISH AND THE NOSE GEAR DOWN LIGHT (GREEN) DID NOT ILLUMINATE. FOLLOWED THE CHECKLIST PROCEDURES, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND DID A FLYBY OF THE TOWER FOR NLG POSITION. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS INTO CLT. THE CAPTAIN THEN NOTIFIED MAINTENANCE CONTROL OF THE PROBLEM. THE LANDING GEAR WAS PINNED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN TO HEAVY MAINTENANCE. THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY NLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH. REMOVED AND REPLACED SWITCH. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)