Service difficulty report · Strut · Boeing 757212

Difficulty date
August 31, 2014
Submitted
September 2, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N752AT
Make and model
Boeing 757212
Aircraft serial
23128
Aircraft time
90,427 hours, 38,345 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Low Pressure
Location
Nlg
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

CAPTAIN COULD NOT GET THE GEAR HANDLE TO COME TO FULL UP POSITION, WITH GEAR AMBE LIGHTS ON, ACFT DIVERTED. PERFORMED QRH PROCEDURES, OVERRIDE BUTTON WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, LOWERED GEAR HANDLE AND GOT 3 GREEN LIGHTS. ON ARRIVAL PERFORMED PSEU BITE WITH "NOSE GEAR NOT COMPRESSED TARGET" MSG. FOUND NLG TARGETS COVERED IN GREASE, CLEANED TARGETS. FOUND NLG STRUT NEEDING SERVICE, SERVICED STRUT IAW AMM 12-15. SUBSQUENTLY THE RT MLG TRUCK TILT ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED AFTER A SIMILAR LOG WRITE UP ON THE FOLLOWING FLIGHT LEG.