What was found
NOSE GEAR MANUAL EXTENSION CABLE OFF PULLEY AND CABLE WILL NOT RETRACT. FOUND EXTENSION SPRING BROKEN. REPLACED NOSE GEAR MANUAL EXTENSION SPRING & ADJ/TEST IAW AMM 32-35-10-400-801.
- Difficulty date
- February 5, 2012
- Submitted
- February 6, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N78501
- Make and model
- Boeing 737824
- Aircraft serial
- 31602
- Aircraft time
- 18,881 hours, 6,637 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Spring
- Part number
- 273A45182
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nlg
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.