Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
October 9, 2008
Submitted
October 10, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N435US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24557
Part
Circuit Breaker
Part number
BACC18Z3R
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
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

ON APPROACH TO PBI, WITH GEAR HANDLE DOWN, CAPTAIN REPORTED HAD NO INDICATION THAT GEAR WAS DOWN. THE ONLY GEAR INDICATION WAS A NOSE GEAR RED LIGHT. AT FLYBY THE TOWER CONFIRMED GEAR WAS DOWN. FIRST OFFICER CHECKED THE VIEWERS AND VERIFIED GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE GATE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE JACKED AIRCRAFT AND DUPLICATED FAULT WITH CIRCUIT BREAKER C404 OPEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED CIRCUIT BREAKER C404 AND ACCOMPLISHED SATISFACTORY CHECK OF WIRING FOR SHORTS AND OPENS FROM C404 TO D2598, PINS 1 AND 18, IN ASSOCIATION WITH WDM 32-31-11 AND 32-64-11. SWUNG GEAR NUMEROUS TIMES WITH NO FURTHER FAULTS.

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