Service difficulty report · Retract Mech · Boeing 72727C

Difficulty date
March 5, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N146FE
Make and model
Boeing 72727C
Aircraft serial
19110
Part
Retract Mech
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON GEAR EXTENSION, RED NOSE GEAR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE NORM. GRN LIGHT CAME ON OK, IT THEN FLICKERED AND THE WARN HORN STARTED TO SOUND INTERMITTENTLY. GRN LIGHT THEN WENT OUT AND WOULD NOT TEST, THEN TESTED OK. THROTTLE RESTARTED AND UNSAFE INDICATION WARN GEAR RECYCLED TO NO AVAIL. COULD NOT SEE ALIGNMENT STRIPE. NOSE GEAR MANUALLY EXTENDED, GRN LIGHT CAME ON AND MAINS HYDRAULICALLY EXTENDED OK. ON FINAL NOSE GEAR GRN LIGHT STAYED ON BUT WARN HORN SOUNDED INTERMITTENTLY AGAIN. LUBED NOSE GEAR ASSY PER M/M 12-21-11 PG 202. CKD DOWNLOCK SWITCH, RETRACT AND EXTEND COMPONENTS, NO DEFECTS NOTED. JACKED NOSE AND RETRACTED SEVERAL TIMES, OPERATIONAL CKS GOOD PER M/M 32-33-11.

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