Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 7272F9

Difficulty date
December 7, 2006
Submitted
December 14, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N199AJ
Make and model
Boeing 7272F9
Aircraft serial
21426
Part
Actuator
Part number
65404676
Part serial
1386
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
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

FLIGHT 8413 DEPARTED MIA AND DURING THE CLIMB THE CREW REPORTED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT WITH THE GEAR LEVER IN THE UP POSITION, THE COCKPIT INDICATION SHOWED THE RED NOSE LANDING GEAR LIGHT AND THE GREEN NOSE LANDING GEAR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, THE NOSE GEAR VIEWING PORT WINDOW INDICATED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR REMAINED DOWN AND LOCKED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND FOLLOWED STANDARD PROCEDURE AND RETURNED TO MIA, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN MIA WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION, THE NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK ACTUATOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW B-727 MM CH 32-33-11 PG 101 AND 32-33-11 STEP

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