Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
July 19, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N445US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24863
Part
Circuit Breaker
Condition
Tripped
Location
Gearindication
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

PIT - FL 1211 - ON APPROACH INTO PIT, CREW RECEIVED A REDINDICATION LIGHT WITH THE GEAR DOWN. CAPTAIN REQUESTED A FLYBY OF THE TOWERAND RECEIVED CONFIRMATION OF THE GEAR BEING DOWN. AFTER TALKING WITHMAINTENANCE AND FOLLOWING ABNORMAL PROCEDURES, THE CREW FOUND THAT A CIRCUITBREAKER WAS THE CAUSE OF THE LIGHT. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS RESTORED ANDTHE LIGHT WENT OUT AS THE FLIGHT WAS EN ROUTE TO A SECOND FLYBY. THE SECONDFLYBY WAS CANCELLED AND THE FLIGHT LANDED SAFELY IN PIT. RESTORED CIRCUITBREAKER. (M)

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