A B737-400 was operated with the nose gear torque link ground sensor target missing after torque lin...

Attributes
ACN	367968
Time
Date	199704
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	367968
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On apr/xx/97, I was assigned to aircraft xyz nose steering vibration. Upon inspecting upper torque link on gear, it was determined to have excessive play. I then ordered the replacement part and associated hardware. This particular task has been previously performed by myself. No special inspection procedure required. In my oversight, it was noted that the nosegear secondary proximity switch target was not xferred to the new torque link. This was discovered by a flight crew member during preflight inspected 16 days later.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-400 WAS OPERATED WITH THE NOSE GEAR TORQUE LINK GND SENSOR TARGET MISSING AFTER TORQUE LINK REPLACEMENT.

Narrative: ON APR/XX/97, I WAS ASSIGNED TO ACFT XYZ NOSE STEERING VIBRATION. UPON INSPECTING UPPER TORQUE LINK ON GEAR, IT WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE EXCESSIVE PLAY. I THEN ORDERED THE REPLACEMENT PART AND ASSOCIATED HARDWARE. THIS PARTICULAR TASK HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED BY MYSELF. NO SPECIAL INSPECTION PROC REQUIRED. IN MY OVERSIGHT, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE NOSEGEAR SECONDARY PROX SWITCH TARGET WAS NOT XFERRED TO THE NEW TORQUE LINK. THIS WAS DISCOVERED BY A FLC MEMBER DURING PREFLT INSPECTED 16 DAYS LATER.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

A B737-400 was operated with the nose gear torque link ground sensor target missing after torque link replacement.