Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
January 10, 2011
Submitted
January 25, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N486FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21489
Aircraft time
41,170 hours, 30,921 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, RED GEAR DOOR LT ON FRONT PANEL WITH NOSE GEAR DOOR LT ON F/E PANEL REMAINED ILLUM. COMPLIED WITH QRH. RECYCLED GEAR NO HELP. RTN TO DEPARTURE. FOUND BULB SEAL ON FWD EDGE OF NOSE WHELL TORN AND FULL OF ICE. BULB WAS SOLID. R & R BULB SEAL, OPS CHECK GOOD ON RETRACTION. AMM 32-33-000-5.