SDR GAIA99110A

Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
August 3, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6821
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
19496
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
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

FLT 2508 - IND-GEG - ON FINAL APPROACH, HAD TO CYCLE ITS GEAR FOUR TIMES IN ORDER TO GET A NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY IN GEG WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. MAINTENANCE FERRIED THE AIRCRAFT, GEAR DOWN TO SEA WHERE JACKS WERE AVAILABLE FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. FOUND CHAFFED WIRE IN THE CONDUIT THAT CONNECTS THE NLG LOCK SWITCH TO THE TERMINAL STRIP IN NOSE WHEEL WELL. REPLACED ENTIRE WIRE. ALSO, REPLACED THE NLG LOCK SWITCH, NLG POSITION SWITCH, AND THE LANDING GEAR ACCESSORY UNIT FOR PRECAUTIONARY PURPOSES. PERFORMED AN EXTENSION AND RETRACTION TEST, AND SYSTEM OPERATIONALLY CHECKS GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)