Service difficulty report · Arm · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
March 4, 2003
Submitted
March 11, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N234FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
21328
Aircraft time
66,028 hours, 40,790 cycles
Part
Arm
Condition
Bent
Location
Nlg Actuator
Stage of operation
CL
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

RED "NOSE GEAR" UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED DIMLY ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. COMPLIED WITH RED TAB PROCEDURES AND UPON RECYCLING GEAR, NOSE GEAR LIGHT AGAIN WENT FROM BRIGHT TO DIM AT THE SAME TIME. THE AMBER "NOSE GEAR DOOR" ANNUNICATOR LIGHT EXTINGUISHED ON S/O PANEL. FIVE MINUTES AFTER RECYCLING GEAR, RED LIGHT WENT FROM DIM TO OUT. FOUND THE THE NR 1 THROTTLE CLUTCH PACK HAS A SWITCH ACTUATOR ARM BENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED ACTUATOR ASSY FOR #1 ENG THROTTLE GEAR WARNING IN REF TO 727 MM 31- 26-011 AND OPS CKED IN REF TO 727 MM 31-26-000-5 NO PROBLEMS NOTED.

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