What was found
PISTON IS BENT. UNIT WAS ASSEMBLED IN INCORRECT OR PER PREVENTING FULL RETRACT AND ALLOWING PISTON TO HAVE EXCESSIVE SIDE PLAY. ASSEMBLE UNIT CORRECTLY IAW HM.
- Difficulty date
- August 20, 2002
- Submitted
- October 8, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Boeing 747*
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Piston
- Part number
- 69B800021
- Part serial
- SAM461
- Condition
- Bent
- Location
- Actuator
- Component
- Actuator · Boeing
- Component part number
- 65B0150416
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.