Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Boeing 737205

Difficulty date
December 13, 2001
Submitted
December 13, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N733PA
Make and model
Boeing 737205
Aircraft serial
23466
Aircraft time
30,616 hours, 30,957 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Part number
657376210
Part serial
CPC1040
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Nose
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

ON GRAVEL DEFLECTOR EQUIPED AIRCRAFT "NOSE GEAR RED LIGHT STAYED ON AFTER GEAR RETRACTION (GEAR SOUNDED LIKE IT DID NOT RETRACT COMPLETELY) RECYCLED GEAR SAME PROBLEM. RETURNED TO ANC LANDING WT. WAS 109.7. INSP. FOUND SLUSH IN GEAR AREA (NOSE) AND STRUT WAS A LITTLE LOW. CLEANED GEAR OF SLUSH AND RESET NOSE STRUT PRESS. LUBED NOSE GEAR CYCLED NOSE SEVERAL TIMES OPS CK GOOD.