Service difficulty report · Cam · Boeing 737217

Difficulty date
December 12, 2002
Submitted
January 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 737217
Aircraft time
61,247 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Cam
Part number
6546227
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nlg Centering
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) UPON ARRIVAL IN YEG, THE NOSE OLEO WAS FOUND LOW AND LEAKING FLUID. AIRCRAFT HAD SOME HISTORY OF HARD BOTTOMING SNAGS. AFTER INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE IT WAS DETERMINED THE NOSE GEAR REQUIRED DIASSEMBLY FOR A SEAL CHANGE. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO YVR FOR REPAIRS. UPON DISSASSEMBLY OF THE THE NOSE OLEO MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THE CENTERING CAMS WERE MISSALIGNED. NOSE OF THE UPPER CAM WAS SLIGHTLY PEENED FROM HARD CONTACT WITH THE 'BACKSIDE' OF THE LOWER CAM.