Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
September 26, 2025
Submitted
September 29, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N901FD
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27122
Aircraft time
60,128 hours, 28,719 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
273N20046
Part serial
SA01855
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON TAKE OFF OUT OF MEM, LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. RAN QRH, LANDING GEAR RETRACTED WITH LOCK OVERRIDE. LANDING GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY ON APPROACH INTO FSD. A/C SHOWED LT TRUCK TILT SENSED IT WAS STILL ON THE GROUND. DISCONNECTED AFT END OF TRUCK TILT ACTUATOR & COULD MOVE PISTON IN & OUT FROM STOP TO STOP BY HAND. OPS CHECK OF ACTUATOR FAILED. ACTUATOR APPEARS TO BE FAILED IN BYPASS. AMM: 32-32-15-4 ON INSPECTION OF LT TRUCK TILT ACTUATOR, FOUND THE BLEED PLUG LEAKING FLUID ALLOWING ACTUATOR PISTON TO MOVE FREELY. THE PLUG WAS LOOSE, & THE O-RING WAS SEVERED. R & R THE O-RING IAW AMM 32-32-15-4 TO PREVENT FURTHER LEAKING. R & R LT MLG TRUCK TILT ACTUATOR. OPS CHECK NORMAL & LEAK CHKD GOOD. AMM 32-32-15-4. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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