Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
January 22, 2004
Submitted
January 23, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N278FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
22345
Aircraft time
36,721 hours, 27,273 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Mlg Door
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

NOSE GEAR DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH GEAR DOWN. AFTER GO-AROUND DOOR LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. VISUALLY INSPECTED BOTH NOSE GEAR DOOR SWITCHES, NO DEFECTS NOTED. FOUND BOTH DOORS WERE DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND CLOSE. WHEN DOORS WERE LATCHED HAD TO BE PUSHED UP TO BE FLUSH. THE SEAL IN FRONT OF DOORS APPEARS TO BE TOO THICK. REQUIRES MORE T/S. UNABLE TO JACK AC DUE TO HIGH GUST WINDS. TROUBLESHOOTING GEAR DOOR WARNING PER 727 MM 32-62-000-1, NLG DOOR BULB SEAL AT STA 227.8 RESTRICTING DOOR OPERATION. CLEANED DOOR BULB SEAL. DOOR OPERATION NORMAL.

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