Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
May 7, 2009
Submitted
May 11, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N715AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22470
Aircraft time
62,747 hours, 33,211 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLT 715 FROM MEM TO BNA, DURING SHORT APPROACH THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DID NOT INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED. THE RED LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE GREEN LIGHT WAS OUT. THE CREW PERFORMED APPROPRIATE CHECK LIST AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT IN BNA. POST FIGHT INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED, FOUND CHAFED WIRE ON NLG SWITCH. REPAIRED CHAFED WIRE AND PERFORMED OPS CHECK. NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.