Service difficulty report · Tube · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
October 20, 2026
Submitted
October 23, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N227UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30555
Aircraft time
97,080 hours, 11,386 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Tube
Part number
141W63106
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Nlg Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF, RETRACTED LANDING GEAR, A LOUD NOISE, DRAG & VIBRATION THRU ACFT. UPON ARRIVAL AT GATE, FOUND RT AFT NLG DOOR ACTUATING TUBE SEPARATED FROM THE DOOR. THE ATTACHING SAFETY WIRE BROKE ALLOWING THE TUBE TO UNTHREAD FROM THE ROTARY ASSY & SEPARATED. SHOWED NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGEON AIRFRAME OR DOOR. REPLACED NLG DOOR AFT RIGHT DOOR ACTUATING ASSY & COMPLIED WITH ADJUSTMENT IAW AMM 32-22-04. UP TO STEP F. (7).