Service difficulty report · Light · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
December 6, 2000
Submitted
March 20, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24560
Part
Light
Part number
3186301001035
Condition
Defective
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

LGA - FLT 798 - ON APPROACH TO LGA, AFTER LANDING GEAR EXTENSION, CREW DID NOT RECEIVE A GREEN LIGHT FOR THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. CREW RECYCLED THE GEAR AND RECEIVED SAME INDICATION. A GO-AROUND WAS EXECUTED AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS RECYCLED AGAIN. THIS TIME, CREW RECEIVED GREEN LIGHTS FOR ALL THREE LANDING GEAR. FLIGHT LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE GATE WITH NORMAL INDICATION AND WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE CHECKED THE RESISTANCE OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH S71. RESISTANCE CHECK GOOD. REMOVED AND REPLACED DEFECTIVE LIGHT SOCKET ASSEMBLY. ALL POSITION WARNING INDICATIONS CHECK NORMAL. (M)

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