SDR DHL99709001

Service difficulty report · Gland Nut · Boeing 72782C

Difficulty date: February 3, 1999
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N709DH
Make and model: Boeing 72782C
Aircraft serial: 19968
System (JASC): 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
Part: Gland Nut
Part number: 69154143
Condition: Leaking
Location: Nlg Strut
Stage of operation: CL
Nature of condition: K, J
Precautionary procedure: A

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

What was found

DURING GEAR RETRACTION, NOSE GEAR DOOR LIGHT WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH. ON EXTENSION, ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. ABNORMAL INDICATIONS ON FWD AND F/E PANEL. FOUND GLAND NUT LEAKING. REPLACED SAME. CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES. SYS CKS NORMAL.

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