<< >> NASA ASRS Report 343471, August 1996

A B727-200 had center instrument panel landing gear position nose gear red light improperly deferred as inoperative. Error admitted.

Attributes
ACN	343471
Time
Date	199608
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 12000
Environment
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude other
Route In Use	departure other enroute : pacific
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	343471
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

In sum: reporter received a call from a maintenance control supervisor reporting a nose gear red light on. Reporter thought that there were 2 landing gear indicating system installed. Cycled gear 3 times, confirmed nose gear up and locked visually, nose gear lights out, green lights operating normally. Reporter received a call from aircraft in-flight with mechanic onboard. Maintenance control requested pla under item 32-3. Reporter overlooked footnote in column 5, center instrument indication must operate normally. Reporter rushed pla paperwork before aircraft was out of radio range. There was also possible problem with communications downline. Request MEL be deleted. Aircraft not configured with 2 system.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727-200 HAD CTR INST PANEL LNDG GEAR POS NOSE GEAR RED LIGHT IMPROPERLY DEFERRED AS INOP. ERROR ADMITTED.

Narrative: IN SUM: RPTR RECEIVED A CALL FROM A MAINT CTL SUPVR RPTING A NOSE GEAR RED LIGHT ON. RPTR THOUGHT THAT THERE WERE 2 LNDG GEAR INDICATING SYS INSTALLED. CYCLED GEAR 3 TIMES, CONFIRMED NOSE GEAR UP AND LOCKED VISUALLY, NOSE GEAR LIGHTS OUT, GREEN LIGHTS OPERATING NORMALLY. RPTR RECEIVED A CALL FROM ACFT INFLT WITH MECH ONBOARD. MAINT CTL REQUESTED PLA UNDER ITEM 32-3. RPTR OVERLOOKED FOOTNOTE IN COLUMN 5, CTR INST INDICATION MUST OPERATE NORMALLY. RPTR RUSHED PLA PAPERWORK BEFORE ACFT WAS OUT OF RADIO RANGE. THERE WAS ALSO POSSIBLE PROB WITH COMS DOWNLINE. REQUEST MEL BE DELETED. ACFT NOT CONFIGURED WITH 2 SYS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.