What was found
(CAN) NOSE LANDING GEAR LOCK ACTUATOR LOWER ATTACH BOLT SHEARED, ALLOWING ACTUATOR TO FAIL. BOLT IDENTIFIED AS AN UNAPPROVED PART. THIS BOLT WAS NOT INSTALLED BY THIS OPERATOR.
- Difficulty date
- September 11, 2003
- Submitted
- April 1, 2005
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Boeing 737*
- Aircraft time
- 42,754 hours
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D17
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Bolt
- Part number
- BACB30GE
- Condition
- Improper Part
- Location
- Nlg
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- W, D, J
- Precautionary procedure
- L
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.