Service difficulty report · Pivot · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
November 6, 2002
Submitted
November 11, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N203FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
22925
Aircraft time
21,848 hours, 14,149 cycles
Engine
Ge CF66D
Part
Pivot
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING NORMAL GEAR EXTENSION, NOSE GEAR DID NOT COME DOWN, HAD NO GREEN LIGHT, HAD RED DOORS AND UNSAFE LIGHT. MAINS CAME DOWN NORMALLY. FOLLOWED RED TABS TO MANUALLY EXTEND NOSE, CAME DOWN OK. FOUND WATER COMING FROM NOSE LANDING GEAR PIVOT KNUCKLE. REMOVED BOTH PLUGS AND LUBED KNUCKLE IAW M/M. PURGED KNUCKLE OF EXCESSIVE WATER. JACKED AIRCRAFT NOSE AND TESTED NOSE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION IAW M/M, CYCLED GEAR NUMEROUS TIMES OPS CHECK GOOD. OK FOR SERVICE.

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