Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
November 20, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N629DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22919
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
C
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 TAKEOFF, NUMEROUS INDICATING LIGHTS CAME ON, HOWERVER ALL SYSTEM WERE OPERATING NORMAL. STARTED APU AND CYCLED GEN CONTROL SWITCHES, NO HELP. FOUND WIRE FROM RT GEAR SAFE LIGHT SHORTED TO GROUND AT GEAR HANDLE ROD END BOLT. REPAIRED WIRE AND PROVIDED CLEARANCE, ALL LIGHTS OPS NORMAL.