Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
June 26, 2026
Submitted
July 1, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N903AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29505
Aircraft time
70,870 hours, 29,687 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Unwanted Deploy
Location
Nose
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: ON TAKEOFF AND AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, GEAR HANDLE WAS POSITIONED TO OFF POSITION AND NOSE WHEEL DROPPED TO AN EXTENDED POSITION. DECESION MADE TO RETURN TO IND. EMERGENCY DECLARED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE CLEARED LATCHED PSEU FAULT FOT NOSE GEAR UP LOCK SENSORS, JACKEDNOSE ACCOMPLISHED NOSE GEAR SWING SEVERAL TIMES AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM NOSE GEAR STAYED UP IN OFF POSITION IAW FIM 32-30-00-810-810 AND AMM 32-33-00-710-801.