Service difficulty report · Bungee · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
July 12, 2010
Submitted
July 13, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N321DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23093
Aircraft time
64,353 hours, 48,921 cycles
Part
Bungee
Part number
69675451
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND, LOSS OF HYDRAULIC QUANTITY, GEAR MANUALLY EXTENDED. FOUND BROKEN BUNGEE SPRING, BROKEN DOWN LINE AND DAMAGE TO BULKHEAD. REPLACED BUNGEE SPRING REF B737-200 MM 32-33-51, INSTALLED SERVICEABLE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWN LINE REF B737-200 MM 20-10-51, AND REPLACED DAMAGE PANEL REF SRM 737-200 51-30-2. OP CHECKED GEAR IAW B737-200MM SEC 52-33-0, OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD.