SDR CAL950112

Service difficulty report · Wire Bracket · Boeing 727243

Difficulty date
February 8, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17410
Make and model
Boeing 727243
Aircraft serial
21663
Part
Wire Bracket
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CLE - FLT 0422 - THE AIRCRAFT HAD A HISTORY OF THE NOSE GEAR DOOR WARNING LIGHT REMAINING ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKEOFF. WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING IN CLE, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NOSE GEAR WIRE HARNESS WAS HANGING LOW WHICH RESULTED IN THE HARNESS BEING CAUGHT IN-BETWEEN THE FORWARD NOSE GEAR DOORS. THE HARNESS BRACKET WAS FOUND BROKEN. THE BRACKET WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. A FUNCTIONAL CHECK WAS PERFORMED WITH GEAR DOOR RETRACTION, HARNESS CLEARANCE, AND INDICATIONS CHECKING GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT HAS FLOWN AT LEAST SEVEN FLIGHTS WITHOUT A REPEAT OF NOSE GEAR DOOR WARNING PROBLEMS SINCE THIS CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS IMPLEMENTED. (X)