Service difficulty report · Pushrod · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
July 1, 2016
Submitted
July 5, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N894NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31147
Aircraft time
13,099 hours, 5,141 cycles
Part
Pushrod
Part number
162A31051
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF, CREW NOTED VIBRATION IN NOSE. VIBRATION CONTINUED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO MCO AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. FOUND LEFT NOSE GEAR DOOR PUSHROD BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT HAND NLG LOWER PUSHROD ASSEMBLY IAW AMM 32-33-61, CHECKS GOOD. NO OTHER DAMAGE NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.