Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
February 2, 2005
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Cylinder
Part number
69141062
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Nlg
Component
Landing Gear · Boeing
Component part number
B27320143
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) NLG FAILED TO EXTEND ON APPROACH, THEN RE-CYCLED AND EXTENDED NORMALLY. NOSE GEAR JACKED, NOSE GEAR TRUNION GREASED AND GEAR RETRACTED AND EXTENDED 4 TIMES WITH NO FAULTS. AC WAS DISPATCHED WITH NO FURTHER FAULTS. QA GROUNDED THE AC DUE TO 2 OTHER EVENTS OF THE SAME NATURE. REF. SDR'S 20041123004 AND 20050119003. MAINTENANCE IN OTHER LOCATION, COMPANY MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS CONTROL, AND MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS CONTROL CENTER ALL CONTACTED TO TROUBLESHOOT THE DISCREPANCY. AFTER CONSULTATION, ALL CONCURRED THAT THE NOSE GEAR TRANSFER CYLINDER WAS AT FAULT. REPLACED THE TRANSFER CYLINDER AND GEAR WAS SWUNG NUMEROUS TIMES, NO FAULTS FOUND. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. T/C PMI CONTACTED WITH DETAILS.