Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 75723A

Difficulty date
August 22, 2018
Submitted
September 6, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N917FD
Make and model
Boeing 75723A
Aircraft serial
24291
Aircraft time
49,059 hours, 22,133 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
274647A
Part serial
DA00144
Condition
Worn
Location
Nlg Door
Part time
3,207 hours, 2,485 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

ON TAKEOFF WE HAD 'GEAR DOORS' AND 'GEAR DISAGREE' EICAS AND AMBER 'DOORS' AND 'GEAR' LIGHTS ON GEAR PANEL. ALSO HAD ASSOCIATED NOISE THAT GEAR WAS NOT RETRACTING. ACCELERATING THROUGH 190KTS LIGHTS AND EICAS EXTINGUISHED. ON PREVIOUS LEG THE GEAR HAD TAKEN LONGER THAN NORMAL TO RETRACT BUT WE HAD RECEIVED NO WARNINGS OR LIGHTS. DURING LG INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR HEAD CONNECTION TO GEAR DOOR WITH UNACCEPTABLE PLAY. FOUND ALL FOUR DOOR BUSHINGS WORN. REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL FOUR BUSHINGS PER MM 32-12-01-4 AND 32-32-12-4. ALL TESTS OK REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR IAW AMM 32-34-03-4 PERFORMED TEST SYSTEM OK.

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