Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
June 22, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N526DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21586
Part
Actuator
Part number
65404676
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT GO DOWN AND LOCKED WHEN GEAR EXTENDED. FOLLOWED LANDING GEAR EXTENSION MALFUNCTIONS PER POM. GEAR CAME DOWN AND LOCKED WITH MANUAL EXTENSION NOSE GEAR. FOUND UPLOCK CYLINDER ROD END PULLED OUT. REPLACED UPLOCK CYLINDER AND PERFORMED NOSE GEAR RETRACT AND LEAK CK. ALL CKS OK.