Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
May 19, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N511PE
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
20634
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE NOSE GEAR GREEN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN GEAR WAS EXTENDED ON APPROACH TO EWR. THE CHECKLIST WAS COMPLIED WITH AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND CONDUIT FOR NOSE GEAR POSITION SWITCH WIRING BROKEN AND A BROKEN WIRE. THE CONDUIT WAS REPLACED AND NEW SECTIONS OF WIRE WERE SPLICED IN. A NOSE GEAR SWING WAS PERFORMED WITH OPERATION AND INDICATIONS CHECKING GOOD.