What was found
AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NOSE GEAR UP. FAILURE OF THE NLG DOOR ACTUATOR CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR NOT TO DEPLOY. PASSENGERS/CREW DEPLANED VIA SLIDES. ORIGINALLY IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE NOSE GEAR HAD COLLAPSED ON THE RUNWAY AFTER LANDING.
- Difficulty date
- August 18, 2005
- Submitted
- August 24, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N627US
- Make and model
- Boeing 747251B
- Aircraft serial
- 21709
- Aircraft time
- 95,270 hours, 16,443 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Landing Gear
- Condition
- Collapsed
- Location
- Nose
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- S, J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.