Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
January 14, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14324
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23375
Part
Actuator
Part number
651781914
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nlg Lock
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE AIRCRAFT HAD A BRIEF HISTORY WHERE THE LANDING GEAR WAS SLOW TO EXTEND. REPLACING THE LANDING GEAR TRANSFER VALVE DID NOT HELP. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NLG LOCK ACTUATOR AND NLG TRANSFER CYLINDER. AN OPERATIONAL TEST AND GEAR SWING WERE PERFORMED IAW MM 32-31 WITH NO FAULTS NOTED.