SDR SCNA95255

Service difficulty report · Harness · Boeing 727259

Difficulty date
November 2, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N289SC
Make and model
Boeing 727259
Aircraft serial
22475
Part
Harness
Part number
5144
Condition
Chafed
Location
Nlg Indication
Stage of operation
CL
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

NOSE GEAR INDICATION PROBLEM WAS NOTED DURING GEAR RETRACTION, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO STATION. WHEN THE GEAR WAS LOWERED ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION THE LOWER LINK ATTACH BOLT (NAS-104-47W), WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE BOLT WAS REPLACED. ALSO, WIRE BUNDLE 5144 WAS FOUND CHAFED AGAINST THE NUMBER 1 HIGH FREQUENCY TRANSCEIVER AND WORN THROUGH CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR INDICATION PROBLEM. REPAIRED AND REROUTED THE HARNESS, SYSTEM TESTED GOOD DURING THE NOSE GEAR SWING.