Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 727180C

Difficulty date
July 14, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N920UP
Make and model
Boeing 727180C
Aircraft serial
19873
Part
Switch
Part number
H1010153
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nose Gear
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

INSPECTION TYPE-N/A, ON FINAL APPROACH NOSE GEAR GREEN LIGHT WENT OUT, RED LIGHT AND HORN CAME ON. CREW CYCLED GEAR, SAME PROBLEM. CYCLED GEAR AGAIN, EVERYTHING OK. CREW VERIFIED NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED VISUALLY. FOUND THAT WITH ONLY SLIGHT MOVEMENT OF NOSE LOCK SWITCH MECHANISM, ABOVE EVENTS WOULD OCCUR. REPLACED NOSE GEAR LOCK SWITCH PER MM 32-6 1-71, CK OK.