Service difficulty report · Strut · Boeing 737290C

Difficulty date
March 8, 2001
Submitted
March 9, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N740AS
Make and model
Boeing 737290C
Aircraft serial
22578
Aircraft time
55,472 hours, 48,610 cycles
Part
Strut
Part number
65737625
Part serial
R7598P595
Condition
Discharged
Location
Nlr
Part time
58,172 hours, 49,434 cycles
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

AFTER TAKEOFF NOSE GEAR DID NOT LOCK UP, RED NOSE GEAR LIGHT ON, SYS A PRESURE NORMAL BUT FLUCTUATING SLIGHTLY AND ABNORMAL NOISES COMING FROM NOSE WHEEL, CYCLED GEAR DOWN 3 GREEN, RETRACTED SAME PROBLEM, LANDED NORMALLY. FOUND NOSE STRUT FLAT, ACCOMPLISHED NOSE GEAR STRUT SERVICE PER TASK CARD 18232017. ACCOMPLISHED GEAR RETRACT & FREE FALL TEST, OPS CHECKS GOOD, REMOVED NOSE GEAR JACK AND PAR. CHANGES SCHRADER VALVE.