Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
December 7, 2004
Submitted
December 9, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12327
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23457
Aircraft time
55,271 hours, 28,793 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
651781914
Part serial
SC916
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nlg
Part time
746 hours, 393 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 RED NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND WHEN GEAR HANDLE WAS LOWERED ON APPROACH TO IAH. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED DURING A GO-AROUND AND THE GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY WITH NORMAL INDICATIONS. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NLG LOCK ACTUATOR AT FAULT. THE NLG LOCK ACTUATOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 32-33-21. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED 10 TIMES AND ALL OPERATION CHECKED NORMAL.