SDR 9516532289

Service difficulty report · Retract Mech · Boeing 727251

Difficulty date
October 22, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N289US
Make and model
Boeing 727251
Aircraft serial
21377
Part
Retract Mech
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

UPON GEAR EXTENSION, NOSE GEAR HUNG UP FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS AND EXTENDED NORMALLY, BUT WITH A LOUD THUMPING NOISE. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE VISUALLY CHECKED NOSE LANDING GEAR FOR CRACKS, NONE FOUND. NOSE GEAR WAS GREASED AND AN OPERATIONAL CHECK AND INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED.