Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Boeing 75723A

Difficulty date
September 23, 2020
Submitted
October 5, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N921FD
Make and model
Boeing 75723A
Aircraft serial
24924
Aircraft time
76,492 hours, 26,637 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Part number
B573200101
Part serial
MAL001705
Condition
Failed
Location
Nose
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PDIS 921 32-51 8989 23SEP20 IND OPEN U. AIRCRAFT STILL PULLS HARD TO THE RIGHT. IT TAKES ALMOST 1/2 RUDDER DEFLECTION TO TRACK STRAIGHT. ALSO IT TAKES CONSIDERABLY MORE POWER TO BREAKAWAY AND GET THE JET MOVING, APPROXIMATELY 35% N1 W/BOTH ENGINES. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR, PER 757 AMM 32-21-01-4 (REF WORK ORDER 78698 NON ROUTINE NR 2) FOR ALL WORK ACCOMPLISHED AND SIGN OFFS. REMOVED NOSE GEAR ASSY MANUFACTURER BOEING. REPAIR STATION LGT P/N B57-32-001-01 S/N MAL00170-S,

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