Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
April 17, 2007
Submitted
April 23, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N223FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
20935
Aircraft time
57,072 hours, 35,589 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FERRY FLIGHT AFTER RAISING GEAR HANDLE UP HAD UNSAFE NOSE GEAR RED LIGHT. CYCLED GEAR IAW QRH UNSAFE NOSE GEAR LIGHT REILLUMINATED. ALL DOORS INDICATED SAFE. CONTINUED FLIGHT WITH GEAR HANDLE UP. TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM IAW WDM 32-64-01 FOUND BAD SPLICE IN WIRE W1386-018- 20. REMOVED AND REPLACED SPLICE IAW SWPM 20-10-12, PERFORMED EXT AND RETRACTION IAW 32-33-000-5. OP'S CHECKS GOOD.