Service difficulty report · Bushing · Boeing 737484

Difficulty date
October 7, 2018
Submitted
October 15, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N149XA
Make and model
Boeing 737484
Aircraft serial
27149
Aircraft time
58,356 hours, 35,543 cycles
Part
Bushing
Condition
Missing
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, E
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

DISCREPANCY: AT 2300Z AT FL240 A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FOLLOWED BY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE NOSE GEAR RED LIGHT AND A VIBRATION AFTER THE NOSE GEAR AND MAIN LANDING GEAR GREEN AND RED LIGHT CAME ON. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH MIAMI AND REQUESTED EMERGENCY VEHICLES. LANDED SAFELY, FIRE TRUCK INSPECTED, THE A/C TAXIED TO GATE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: PERFORMED INSPECTIONS OF ALL THREE LANDING GEAR IAW AMM 05-51-47 AND 32-13-00. FOUND MISSING BUSHING AT LEFT HAND OUTER AFT ATTACH BOLT. INSTALLED MISSING BUSHING IAW AMM 32-13-21. PERFORMED LANDING GEAR SENSOR INSPECTION AND TEST IAW AMM 32-09-00 AND 32-08-02, ALL NORMAL. PERFORMED LANDING GEAR LEVER SWITCH INSPECTION AND CHECK IAW AMM 32-61-11, NO DISCREPANCY NOTED, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION ADJUSTMENT/TEST AND FREE FALL IAW AMM 32-32-00, 32-34-00, 32-35-00 ALL OPERATIONAL CHECKS NORMAL.