Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Boeing 737231

Difficulty date
November 2, 2004
Submitted
January 4, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N24343
Make and model
Boeing 737231
Aircraft serial
21630
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nose
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND NORMALLY. RED NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ON MANUALLY LOWERED NOSE LANDING GEAR IAW AOM. INSPECTED NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR, LOCKING ACTUATOR AND LINKAGE NO DAMAGE NOTED. LUBRICATED NOSE GEAR TRUNIONS, ACTUATOR AND DRAGBRACE AS NEEDED. PERFORMED EXTENSION AND RETRACTION CHECK OF NOSE LANDING GEAR INCLUDING EMERGENCY EXTENSION IAW MM. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD.