Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 757200

Difficulty date
October 24, 2023
Submitted
October 24, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N930FD
Make and model
Boeing 757200
Aircraft serial
25240
Aircraft time
67,257 hours, 25,262 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
273N10044
Part serial
00050
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
LD
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

AFTER TAKEOFF & GEAR RETRACT APPEARED TO COMPLETE, A SHORT BUMP NOISE & FEEL UNDER COCKPIT, BUT ALL INDS APPEARED NORMAL. ON MLG EXTENSION, A SIGNIFICANT BANG & THUD, FOLLOWED BY SLIGHT VIBRATION & NOISE, DISCONTINUED APPROACH. HAD NO NLG GREEN DOWN LIGHT, A MLG DOORS & MLG DISAGREE CAUTION EICAS MESSAGE. AFTER QRH, NO INDS CHANGED. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY & LANDED UNEVENTFULLY, BROUGHT TO A FULL STOP. TOWED TO GATE. FOUND NLG RETRACT ACTUATOR ROD END BROKEN. R&R NLG MAIN RETRACT ACTUATOR IAW AMM 32-34-01-4, LEAK CK NORMAL. R & R BOTH NLG 1 & 2 LOCKED SENSORS S10065 & S10078, ALL MLG INDICATION SYS CK NORMAL IAW AMM 32-61-03-2. R & R NLG IAW AMM 32-35-00-5 32-51-00-5-3 & WC 3205600-00-02.

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