Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
July 24, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N18350
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23588
Part
Cylinder
Part number
69141067
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nlg
Part time
28,053 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE NOSE GEAR RED UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION DEPARTING MFE. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED, BUT THE LIGHT DID NOT EXTINGUISH. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE NLG RETRACT ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED BASED ON THE REPORTED FAULT. THE GEAR WAS SWUNG, AND THE PROBLEM WAS DUPLICATED. THE NLG CYLINDER WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE GEAR WAS SWUNG SEVERAL TIMES WITH OPERATION AND INDICATIONS CHECKING GOOD.