Service difficulty report · Pin · Boeing 727277

Difficulty date
December 17, 2001
Submitted
February 26, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N275WC
Make and model
Boeing 727277
Aircraft serial
20549
Aircraft time
61,771 hours, 39,430 cycles
Part
Pin
Condition
Misinstalled
Component
Nose Landing Gear
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J, E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

GOT UNSAFE NOSE GEAR DOOR LIGHT ON CLEANUP RTB. ON LANDING, HAD SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN NOSE WHEEL LOWERED TO GROUND.CORRECTIVE ACTION:FOUND NLG APEX PIN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. INSTALLED PIN PER MM 32-21.(SUBSEQUENT D.V.I. OF NLG AND DOORS & W/W FOUND NO DEFECTS REF MM 32-21 & 32-22)