SDR SB07081

Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
September 24, 2007
Submitted
September 28, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N505AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23380
Part
Actuator
Part number
65446103
Part serial
XC54340
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nlg
Part time
88,053 hours, 93,373 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NAS - FLT 1833 ON APPROACH TO NAS FROM PHL, CREW STATED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND ON GEAR EXTENSION. NO GEAR INDICATION WAS RECEIVED, JUST THE LACK OF NOISE/VIBRATION FROM THE GEAR NOT EXTENDING. CREW VERIFIED NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED VIA THE VIEW PORT. PER QRH, MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE WAS ACCOMPLISHED. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE GATE. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION ACTUATOR PER MM 32-33-11. OPERATIONAL CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. SWUNG GEAR. GEAR SWING CHECKS NORMAL.

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