What was found
ON TAKEOFF THE CREW HEARD A LOUD NOISE & THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. FOUND NLG STRUT FLAT, CHANGED SHRADER VLV, SERVICED STRUT & DID A GEAR SWING. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- December 23, 2014
- Submitted
- December 23, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N120UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 747422
- Aircraft serial
- 29166
- Aircraft time
- 64,200 hours, 7,348 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4056
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Schrader Valve
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Nlg
- Stage of operation
- CL
- 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.