Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
December 9, 2020
Submitted
December 11, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17233
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
28943
Aircraft time
67,016 hours, 24,007 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Nose
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LANDING GEAR, MAIN AND NOSE DOES NOT RETRACT WHEN LANDING GEAR LEVER MOVED TO UP POSITION NOSE GEAR RED LT IN UP POSITION. SOUNDED LIKE GEAR MOVED BUT DOORS DID NOT CLOSE. VISUAL INSPECTION OF NOSE GEAR AND NOSE WHEEL WELL PERFORMED AND FOUND PLASTIC MAINTENANCE FLASHLIGHT WEDGED IN STRUT. GEAR PINNED AND FLASHLIGHT DISLODGED. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF NOSE GEAR, PER AMM 32-21-00-200-801. ALSO PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST OF NOSE GEAR, PER AMM 32-33-00-710-801. CHECKS GOOD.