Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 727212

Difficulty date
March 11, 2005
Submitted
March 14, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N293AS
Make and model
Boeing 727212
Aircraft serial
21348
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Mlg Indicator
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

AFTER T/O RED NOSE GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY NOSE GEAR LIGHT (GREEN). RAN COM 2.32,23 SUCCESSFULLY BOTH LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED ENTIRE FLT. ALSO RAN 2.28.4 (FUEL DUMPING PROCEDURE) FOUND WIRE W1386-023-20 SHORTED TO CONDUIT IN NOSE WHEEL WELL AT END OF CONDUIT. REMOVED AND REPLACED SAME, AS WELL FOUND PLUG D5194 TO HAVE PIN 6 BENT OVER AND IN CONTACT WITH PIN 18. REMOVED AND RE-TERMINATED PIN 6 PER BSWPM , RESECURED ALL WIRE RUNS, OPERATED NOSE GEAR 10 TIMES, ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL.