Service difficulty report · Dnlock Actuator · Boeing 737291

Difficulty date
April 8, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N976UA
Make and model
Boeing 737291
Aircraft serial
21598
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Dnlock Actuator
Part number
3232862
Condition
Fractured
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
LD
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 GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND NORMALLY. ATTEMPTED NORMAL EXTENSION TWICE, THEN EXTENDED MANUALLY. *S/D* THE NOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK ACTUATOR CYLINDER WAS FOUND FRACTURED AND A PUNCTURE IN THE BULKHEAD. REPLACED THE DOWNLOCK ACTUATOR AND REPAIRED THE PUNCTURE IN THE BULKHEAD.