Service difficulty report · Drag Brace · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
September 23, 2004
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Drag Brace
Part number
B273201201
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, 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) ON FINAL APPROACH, SELECTED GEAR DOWN. NOSE GEAR DOORS DID NOT OPEN AND THE NOSE GEAR RED LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITH THE NOSE GEAR GREEN LIGHT OUT. EXECUTED A MISSED APPROACH AND THE GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY. RESELECTED GEAR DOWN AND GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED UNTIL A NLG INSPECTION AND GEAR SWINGS COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED. THE NLG INSPECTION FOUND THE NLG DRAG BRACE KNUCKLE HAD VERY LITTLE LUBRICANT. NLG DRAG BRACE KNUCKLE LUBRICATED AND NUMEROUS GEAR SWINGS ACCOMPLISHED, NLG SYSTEM COULD NOT BE FAULTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.