Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
March 5, 2003
Submitted
March 7, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N755DH
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
21857
Part
Valve
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

1) DURING GEAR RETRACTION NOSE GEAR VIBRATED AND SOUNDED LIKE THE NOSE GEAR DOOR WAS NOT CLOSED. NOSE GEAR LIGHT ON S/O'S PANEL AND DOOR LIGHT ON FRONT PANEL WAS ILLUMINATED UNTIL FL 24.0 THEN LIGHTS WENT OUT.2) UPON INSPECTION FOUND NOSE GEAR STRUT FLAT. FOUND SCHRADER VALVE LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED SCHRADER VALVE AND SERVICED STRUT IAW DHL B727 M/M 12-15-24. INSPECTED NOSE GEAR AND DOORS, NO DEFECTS NOTED. TAXIED A/C AND LEAK CHECKED STRUT. NO DEFECTS NOTED THIS STATION.