Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 7572G5

Difficulty date
March 4, 2021
Submitted
March 10, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N943FD
Make and model
Boeing 7572G5
Aircraft serial
23929
Aircraft time
72,124 hours, 27,397 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
273N10052
Part serial
00203
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mlg Lock
Part time
99,256 hours, 11 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
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

UPON GEAR RETRACTION ON THE AFTER TAKEOFF PHASE THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. WE HAD A --NOSE GEAR GREEN LIGHT-- WITH --DOORS AMBER LIGHT-- ACCOMPANNIED BY --AMBER GEAR LIGHT-- WITH EICAS --GEAR DISAGREE-- ANNUNCIATION. HIGH NOISE AND VIBRATION. UPON LEVEL OFF AND SLOWING DOWN TO 200 KTS, THE GEAR RETRACTED ON IT'S OWN. FACT 04MAR21 20:07 GSO REF W/O 79839 SEQ # 00002 WORKED PERFOMED BY HAECO VNMX EMPLOYEE # 3792377. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWN LOCK ACTUATOR REF B757 AMM 32-34-02-4, ACCOMPLISHED NLG DOWN LOCK ACTUATOR INSTALLATION CHECK REF B757 AMM 32-34-02-4 STEP F. RMVD NOSE DOWNLOCK ACTUATOR PN: 273N1005-2 SN: 00203.

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