Service difficulty report · Strut · Boeing 737217

Difficulty date
January 20, 2003
Submitted
March 25, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 737217
Aircraft time
66,179 hours, 35,871 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Strut
Condition
Overserviced
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER TAKE OFF, NOSE GEAR DID NOT STOW. OLEO DID NOT EXTEND FULLY OR MADE CONTACT WITH SNUBBERS. THRUST REVERSER ISOLATION VALVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. GEAR WAS CYCLED WAS NORMAL. MAINT FIRST CHECKED NOSE OLEO SERVICING AND DISCOVERED OLEO TO BE OVERSERVICED. THIS CAUSED NITROGEN PRESSURE AND VOLUME TO BE INSUFFICIENT FOR OLEO EXTENSION. FOR THRUST REVERSER ISOLATION LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, NLG OLEO EXTENSION HAD TO BE LESS THAN 4 INCHES. MAINT PERFORMED A COMPLETE OLEO SERVICING PER MM. A/C WAS JACKED AND OLEO EXTENSION WAS SMOOTH AND COMPLETE AND RETRACTION SYS TESTED SERVICEABLE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT NLG OLEO WAS IMPROPERLY SERVICED DURING HEAVY MAINTENANCE VISIT.