Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
October 19, 2005
Submitted
October 25, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N205FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
22927
Aircraft time
31,266 hours, 18,106 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
69141001
Part serial
FEX04
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
9
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

UPON GEAR EXTENSION, WHEN LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS LOWERED, THE NOSE GEAR REMAINED UP. THE NOSE GEAR DOOR LT ON THE ENGINEERS PANEL NEVER ILLUMINATED, THE RED NOSE GEAR LT REMAINED ON ON THE FORWARD PANEL, THE GREEN NOSE GEAR LT REMAINED OUT, AND NO AURAL CLUES WERE HEARD THAT WOULD INDICATE GEAR EXTENSION. NORMAL HYDRAULIC QTY AND PRESSURE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES, WITH NO CREW ACTION, THE NOSE GEAR CAME DOWN NORMALLY, WITH GOOD INDICATIONS.

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