Service difficulty report · Retract Mech · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
July 21, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N685DA
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
27588
Part
Retract Mech
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg
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 APPROACH IAD PUT GEAR HANDLE TO THE DOWN POSITION, NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. TRIED ALTERNATE EXTEND, STILL DID NOT EXTEND. WENT BACK TO NORMAL EXTEND HEARD GEAR EXTEND. EMERGENCY LANDING IN IAD. MTC PINNED ALL GEAR ON RUNWAY.