Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 7372B7

Difficulty date
December 26, 2000
Submitted
January 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N273AU
Make and model
Boeing 7372B7
Aircraft serial
22885
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Rt Mlg W/W
Stage of operation
DE
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

BWI - FLT 2706 - DESCENDING THROUGH 10,000 FEET, ON APPROACH TO BWI, THE WHEEL WELL FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND BEGAN FLICKERING. CREW FOLLOWED QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK PROCEDURES AND THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AND REMAINED EXTINGUISHED. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE GATE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE FOUND A WIRE CHAFFED TO CONNECTOR IN RIGHT WHEEL WELL END OF LOOP M270. REMOVED AND REPLACED CONNECTOR. OPS CHECK NORMAL. (M)

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