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
62,748 hours, 33,212 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
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

FLT 1740 FROM BNA TO CLT, DURING APPROACH THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO 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 CLT. POST FIGHT INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED, FOUND CHAFED WIRE ON NLG SWITCH. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE REROUTED AND CLAMPED NOSE GEAR SWITCH WIRE BUNDLE AND PERFORMED OPS CHECK. NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.