What was found
NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND WITH NORMAL GEAR EXTENSION. MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION WAS REQUIRED TO GET A SAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION. FOUND SHIM MISSING ON OVER CTR LINKAGE. INSTALLED SAME, ALL OPS CKS OK. RETRACTION CK NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- November 20, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N303WA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737347
- Aircraft serial
- 23183
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Shim
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Nlg
- Stage of operation
- AP
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.