Service difficulty report · Bungee Cylinder · Boeing 72722C

Difficulty date
March 10, 2003
Submitted
March 25, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 72722C
Aircraft time
52,274 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D7B
Part
Bungee Cylinder
Part number
69141001
Condition
Frozen
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
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 DEPARTURE WHEN GEAR SELECTED UP, NOSE GEAR IND SHOWED DOWN AND LOCKED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO YHM. MAINT REPLACED NLG POSITION AND LOCK SWITCHES (NOSE). AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AND RETURNED AGAIN. CREW REPORTED GEAR REMAINED EXTENDED. MAINT FOUND NLG LOCK ACTUATOR BUNGEE FROZEN, REPLACED AND A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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