Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
November 13, 2000
Submitted
January 16, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N642AA
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
24600
Part
Actuator
Part number
S273N1017
Part serial
00759
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
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

DFW - FLT 1904 - EN ROUTE SNA-DFW, ON TAKEOFF DURING GEAR RETRACTION, MAIN GEAR HUNG UP WITH AN ACCOMPANYING AMBER DISAGREE AND AMBER DOOR STATUS. ALERT LIGHT ILLUMINATED UPPER EICAS AND AUDIBLE ALERT CAME ON IN COCKPIT. AFTER APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE WITH GEAR HANDLING THE UP POSITION CESSNA AIRCRAFT REPORTED MAIN LANDING GEAR IN THE UP POSITION AND NOSE LANDING GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION. AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 1000 FEET, THE NOSE GEAR CAME UP. LANDED DFW WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR. PERFORMED GEAR SWING PER THE MM. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)