Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
November 5, 2013
Submitted
November 11, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N988FD
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26705
Aircraft time
59,283 hours, 21,037 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
273N10051
Part serial
E126
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Uplock
Part time
25 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING FINAL APPROACH, GEAR DISAGREE EICAS LIGHT WITH NO NOSE GEAR GREEN LIGHT. EXECUTED MISSED APPROACH AND ACCOMPLISHED QRH PROCEDURES TO LAND WITH ALL THREE GEAR EXTENDED. FOUND UPLOCK ACTUATOR NOT RELEASING AND NOT ALLOWING GEAR TO EXTEND NORMALLY. FOUND NO HYD PRESSURE ON ONE SIDE OF NLG LOCK ACTUATOR. R & R NLG LOCK ACTUATOR IAW AMM 32-34-02-4. PERFORMED TEST FOR NLG IAW AMM 32-34-00-5. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD.