Service difficulty report · Clamp · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
October 29, 2003
Submitted
November 3, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N217FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
22938
Aircraft time
25,934 hours, 15,045 cycles
Part
Clamp
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLIGHT TEST: NOSE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT FLICKERS & IS INTERMITTENTLY OFF WITH GEAR DOWN & LOCKED. FOUND IF PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO INBOARD EDGE OF MASTER DIM AND TEST SWITCH, LIGHTS (NOSE GEAR AND NR 3 OIL PRESSURE LIGHT) WOULD FLICKER, LOOSENED PANEL, AND FOUND HOSE CLAMP IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO MASTER DIM AND TEST SWITCH. RELOCATED CLAMP, RESECURED INSTRUMENT PANEL AND TRIED TO DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY AGAIN, NOTED TO REPEAT OF DISCREPANCY, ALSO NOTED NO ARCING ON CLAMP OR CONTACTS ON MASTER DIM AND TEST SWITCH.

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