Service difficulty report · Rod · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
May 26, 2007
Submitted
May 29, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N462FE
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
22550
Aircraft time
39,752 hours, 27,762 cycles
Part
Rod
Condition
Unknown
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
LD
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

AFTER TAKE OFF FROM MEM, GEAR WAS RET AND THE FWD RED GEAR DOORS LT REMAINED ILLUM WITH ASSOC NOSE GEAR DOOR LT ILLUM ON S/O'S PANEL. C/W QRH, RECYCLED GEAR AND IND REMAINED. CONT'D FLT WITH APPROPRIATE RESTRICTIONS. UPON LDG IN ICT WITH NORM TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE GEAR BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AT ABOUT 120KTS. NOSE WHEEL STEERING WAS NOT AVAIL. STOPPED A/C ON THE RWY AND HAD NOSE GEAR PINNED AND TOWED IN. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE GEAR PISTON POS ROD, APEX PIN PER M/M. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT AFT NOSE GEAR DOOR PER M/M. REMOVED AND REPLACED LOWER NOSE GEAR TORSION LINK PER M/M. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE GEAR POS SW PER M/M AND OP'S CK'D PER MM. OP'S CK GOOD. PERF'D NOSE GEAR EXT/RET PER M/M AND CK'D NOS