Service difficulty report · Bolt · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
April 16, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N308DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23080
Part
Bolt
Part number
NAS41046
Condition
Loose
Location
Nose Gear
Stage of operation
LD
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

ON ARRIVAL, A/C HAD NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT. CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES, NO HELP. A/C MADE UNEVENTFUL LANDING. FOUND OVER CENTER MECH STOP BLOCK ATTACH BOLT BACKED OUT, PREVENTING OVER CENTER LINKS FROM FULLY LOCKING. RESECURED STOP BLOCK BOLT, MADE SEVERAL NOSE GEAR RETRACTIONS AND ALL IND NOW NORMAL.