SDR CAL950271

Service difficulty report · Lock Actuator · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
April 14, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N523PE
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
20646
Part
Lock Actuator
Part number
65404676
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nlg
Part time
19,125 hours
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

IAH - FLT 9864 - THE AIRCRAFT HAD A BRIEF HISTORY OF SLOW NLG EXTENSION. WHEN MAINTENANCE SWUNG THE NOSE GEAR, NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. THE NOSE GEAR LOCK ACTUATOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. THE NOSE GEAR WAS SWUNG AGAIN AND OPERATION CHECKED NORMAL. A NOSE GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 32-33-0 AND THE GEAR OPERATED WITHIN SPECIFIED TIMES. IN ADDITION, NLG WAS LUBRICATED. (X)