Service difficulty report · Position Sensor · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
March 15, 2009
Submitted
March 17, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N405US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23885
Part
Position Sensor
Part number
189929
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
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.

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF FROM PIT AND GEAR HANDLE IN THE UP POSITION, BOTH THE RED AND GREEN NOSE GEAR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR LIGHTS WERE EXTINGUISHED. CREW FOLLOWED QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK PROCEDURES AND RETURNED TO FIELD AT PIT. WITH GEAR HANDLE DOWN, CREW RECEIVED NORMAL GEAR INDICATION OF THREE GREEN AND NO RED LIGHTS. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE GATE. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR POSITION SENSOR PER MM 32-61-51. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.