Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 72723

Difficulty date
January 30, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N717DH
Make and model
Boeing 72723
Aircraft serial
19389
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
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

ON DESCENT WITH THRUST LEVER TO IDLE, RED NOSE GEAR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE WITH GEAR HANDLE DOWN. ON GEAR EXT RED LIGHT DID NOT CYCLE GREEN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMNATE. TOWER ADVISED L/G APPEARED NORMAL. ACCOMPLISHED NORMAL LANDING WITH GPWS AND HORN C/B PULLED. REPLACED NLG UPLOCK AND POS SWITCH. FOUND A REPAIRED BROKEN SPLICE ON NLG UPPER PSO SWITCH CANNON PLUG GROUND WIRE. GREEN LIGHT OPS CHECK GOOD PER MM 33-00-00.

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