Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 737205

Difficulty date
January 4, 2001
Submitted
January 8, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N733AR
Make and model
Boeing 737205
Aircraft serial
23466
Aircraft time
29,074 hours, 29,758 cycles
Part
Actuator
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

AIR TURNBACK DUE TO NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT THIS IS A REPEAT EVENT THAT LAST HAPPENED 7 LANDINGS AGO. REPLACED NOSE GEAR LOCK MECHANISM AND SPRINGS, CONSISTING OF INDIVIDUAL ITEMS P/N 65-46245-4, 65-46242-11, 65-46240-13 & 69-6745-1, ALL WITH 1327 HOURS AND 1009 LANDINGS SINCE OVERHAUL. REPLACED HYDRAULIC TRANSFER CYCLINDER P/N 69-14106-7 WITH 10 HOURS AND 7 LANDINGS SINCE OVERHAUL. REPLACED LOCK ACTUATOR P/N 65-17819-14 WITH 1327 HOURS AND 1009 LANDINGS SINCE OVERHAUL. RE-RIGGED NOSE GEAR DOORS. PERFORMED NORMAL RETRACTION AND EXTENSION TESTS. PERFORMED EMERGENCY EXTENSION TEST. ALL TESTS NORMAL.