Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Boeing 727222

Difficulty date
January 5, 2000
Submitted
October 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7279U
Make and model
Boeing 727222
Aircraft serial
21557
Aircraft time
61,489 hours, 35,130 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Failed
Location
Nose
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UNABLE TO RETRACT NOSE GEAR . RETURNED TO ORD. *S/D* PERFORMED GEAR SWING. OPS CHECKED NORMAL ON GROUND. NOTE: ENGINEERING CALLOUT WAS ADDED TO REPLACE NLG RETRACT ACTUATOR, NLG LOCK ACTUATOR, TRANSFER CYLINDER AND RESTICTOR AS PREVENTATIVE ACTION.