Service difficulty report · Cable · Boeing 727214

Difficulty date
December 6, 1999
Submitted
April 11, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N786AT
Make and model
Boeing 727214
Aircraft serial
21692
Part
Cable
Condition
Loose
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
DE
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

LAS-IND - FLT 402 - LOUD POPPING UNDER FLOOR IN EMERGENCY WINDOW EXIT ROW, REPORTED BY FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND PASSENGERS DURING DESCENT AND APPROACH. THE FLOOR IN CABIN AT ROW 19 MOVES AN INCH AND POPS DURING FLIGHT. FOUND LOW CABLE TENSION TO LEFT AND RIGHT MLG ALTERNATE EXTENSION AND TO STABILIZER TRIM CABLES, PERFORMED ADJUSTMENTS/TESTS TO ALL THE CABLES AND TESTED AND FOUND OK FOR RETURN TO SERVICE PER MM 32-34-0 AND 27-40-0. FLOOR REPLACED. (M)