Service difficulty report · Door · Boeing 76734AF

Difficulty date
April 29, 2025
Submitted
April 30, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N305UP
Make and model
Boeing 76734AF
Aircraft serial
27243
Aircraft time
71,729 hours, 24,776 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Binding
Location
Mlg
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

GEAR DISAGREE JACKED AIRCRAFT REF MM 07-11-01. RETRACTED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES REF MM 32-32-00. OBSERVED THAT WHEN GEAR WAS EXTENDING, THERE APPEARED TO BE BINDING IN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DRAG BRACE WITH VIBRATION AND NOISE. LUBED LEFT MAIN GEAR REF MM 12-21-14. THE DRAG BRACE UPPER SPINDLE WAS EXTREMELY DRY WITH LOTS OF WATER COMING OUT WHEN LUBED. APPLIED ABOUT 75 PUMPS WITH GREASE GUN BEFORE GREASE WAS EXPELLED FROM BEARING. SWUNG GEAR AGAIN REF MM 32-32-00 WITH NO BINDING OR NOISES OBSERVED. DOWNJACKED AIRCRAFT REF MM 07-11-01. OK FOR SERVICE.

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