Metal wire sticking out of one of the holes in the drum

This thread was marked as solved. Here's a summary of the problem and the fix, generated from the discussion below.

Wire protruding through drum hole was a loose bra underwire

The problem

A metal wire was seen sticking out through one of the holes in the washing machine drum, with metal clanging noises during operation.

Likely cause

The accepted reply identified the item as a bra underwire that had come out in the wash, rather than a fault from inside the machine.

What fixed it

The wire was pulled out of the drum. The original poster then confirmed the machine was working fine.

Checks to try

• Visual check found a wire protruding through a drum hole
• Machine had been making metal clanging noises
• Wire was removed and the machine then worked fine