Service difficulty report · Warning Message · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
December 7, 2006
Submitted
December 13, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N541UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25253
Aircraft time
50,921 hours, 18,806 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Warning Message
Condition
Illuminated
Stage of operation
CR
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

NOSE AIR-GND DISAGREE MSG AND IN CRUISE AND HEARD A CLUNK NOISE IN NOSE GEAR AREA, SIMILAR TO NOSE GEAR COMING DOWN ON DOORS, GEAR HANDLE HAD ALREADY BEEN MOVED TO OFF EARLIER THAN WHEN THE NOISE OCCURRED PER CREW. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE THE PROBLEM IS ATTRIBUTED TO A LEAKING NOSE GEAR STRUT SEAL. REPLACED NOSE GEAR STRUT SEAL.