Service difficulty report · Circuit Card · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
April 10, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N436US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24558
Part
Circuit Card
Part number
806002
Condition
Failed
Location
E/E Compt
Stage of operation
CR
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

CLT - FL484 WHILE EN ROUTE AT CRUISE THE NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ON DESCENT, THE LIGHT WENT OUT, AT 10,000 FT, THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. CREW TRIED TO PLACE GEAR HANDLE IN THE UP POSITION BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE FROM THE NEUTRAL POSITION. AS THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DESCEND, THE LIGHT WENT OUT AND CREW ELECTED TO PERFORM A NORMAL APPROACH. WHEN GEAR WAS LOWERED, NO INDICATIONS APPEARED THE CREW BEGAN TO FOLLOW PUBLISHED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. A VISUAL INSPECTION AND A TOWER FLYBY CONFIRMED THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND BREAKER, CREW RECEIVED ALL NORMAL GEAR INDICATIONS. FLIGHT LANDED NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR PROX SWITCH CIRCUIT CARD M1214 IN THE LANDING GEAR LOGIC

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