What was found
SHIP 5655 DURING WALKAROUND FOUND LEFT MAIN GEAR FORWARD DOWNLOCK SPRING MISSING. CORRECTIVE ACTION: FOUND REMAINS OF BROKEN SPRING IN LEFT GEAR WELL. INSTALLED NEW L/H MLG DOWNLOCK SPRING REF B757 AMM 32-11. (9372138)
- Difficulty date
- January 6, 2023
- Submitted
- January 9, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N555NW
- Make and model
- Boeing 757251
- Aircraft serial
- 33391
- Aircraft time
- 56,342 hours, 24,789 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Spring
- Condition
- Missing
- Location
- Lt Mlg Downlock
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.