Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Boeing 737347

Difficulty date
March 31, 2001
Submitted
April 17, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N304WA
Make and model
Boeing 737347
Aircraft serial
23345
Aircraft time
44,291 hours, 30,484 cycles
Part
Attach Fitting
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING GEAR EXTENSION THE NOSEGEAR DID NOT EXTEND. THE VALVES COULD BE HEARD SHIFTING BUT THE NOSEGEAR REMAINED UP. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED 3 TIMES WITHOUT MOVING THE NOSE GEAR. THE MLG OPERATED NORMALLY. FOLLOWED POM PROCEDURES ON THE 4TH ATTEMPT THE NOSEGEAR CAME DOWN NORMALLY WITH PROPER INDICATION AND LOCKED. FOUND NLG LOCK ACTUATOR DAMAGED. REPLACED NOSEGEAR ACT PER MM.SWING NLG CHECKS OK.