Service difficulty report · Retract Mech · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
February 25, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N258FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
20940
Part
Retract Mech
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
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 DID NOT EXTEND WHEN GEAR HANDLE LOWERED (UNSAFE NOSE GEAR LIGHT AND VISUALLY CONFIRMED NOT DOWN/ DOORS NOT OPEN). RAISED GEAR, INDICATED ALL UP. LOWERED GEAR HANDLE IN CONJUNCTION WITH NEGATIVE 'G', CAME DOWN AND LOCKED. LUBRICATED DRAG BRACE KNUCKLE AS PER MM 12-21-11. INSPECTED AND LUBED NOSE LANDING GEAR PIVOT POINTS. FOUND LANDING GEAR DIRTY AND IN NEED OF LUBRICATION. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. JACKED AIRCRAFT PER MM 7-11-0. SWUNG GEAR SEVERAL TIMES, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL PER MM 32-30-0 AND MM 32-31-0.