Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
September 27, 2003
Submitted
September 29, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12221
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
28930
Aircraft time
15,915 hours, 5,620 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
273A12011
Part serial
0107
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nlg
Part time
15,484 hours, 5,447 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

THE NLG WOULD NOT EXTEND WHEN GEAR WAS LOWERED ON APPROACH TO AUS. A GO AROUND WAS PERFORMED AND THE TOWER CONFIRMED THAT THE GEAR WAS STILL UP. A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION WAS PERFORMED AND THE NOSE GEAR EXTENDED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT AUS WITHOUT INCIDENT. EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING BY MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NLG LOCK ACTUATOR AT FAULT. THE LOCK ACTUATOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 32-33-21. A GEAR SWING WAS PERFORMED SEVERAL TIMES AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.