Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
February 3, 2005
Submitted
February 7, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N715AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22470
Aircraft time
56,632 hours, 30,133 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg Pos Switch
Part time
56,632 hours, 30,133 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

FLT 202 FROM SDQ TO MIA, ON APPROACH TO MIA, WITH GEAR EXTENDED, NOSE GEAR RED WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH NO GREEN OR AURAL WARNING. RECYCLED GEAR NO HELP. EXECUTED MISSED APPROACH AND COMPLETED ABNORMAL CHECKLIST. F/E VISUALLY CONFIRMED NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED WITH CONFIRMATION FROM TOWER THAT ALL GEAR WERE DOWN AND VISIBLE. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND BROKEN WIRE AT NOSE GEAR POSITION SWITCH. REPAIRED WIRE. OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE