Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
March 17, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N18119
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
27561
Part
Actuator
Part number
273N10045
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
TO
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 EICAS GEAR DISAGREE AND GEAR AMBER LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION WITH GEAR HANDLE IN THE UP POSITION. MOVING THE GEAR HANDLE TO THE OFF POSITION REMOVED BOTH WARNINGS. NOSE GEAR RETRACTION SEEMED LONGER THAN NORMAL. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO EWR WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEM. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NOSE GEAR RETRACT ACTUATOR IAW MM 32-34-01. AN ADJUSTMENT/TEST OF THE NOSE GEAR WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 32-34-00. LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.