# SDR SROM200200036

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: December 25, 2002
- Submitted: December 26, 2002
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N733PA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733PA), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 737205
- Aircraft serial: 23466
- Aircraft time: 32,219 hours, 32,191 cycles
- System (JASC): [3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3230)
- Part: Landing Gear
- Part number: 657376210
- Part serial: CPC1040
- Condition: Contaminated
- Location: Nose
- Stage of operation: CL
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: N
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SROM200200036

## Discrepancy

ON AN AIRCRAFT EQUIPED WITH A NOSE GEAR GRAVEL DEFLECTOR SKI THE NOSE GEAR FAILED TO GIVE A UP AND LOCKED INDICATION 9 RED NOSE GEAR LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OUT) UPON RETRACTION AFTER TAKE-OFF.  RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT.  NOTE:  THERE WAS HEAVY SNOW CONDITIONS AND THE SKI AREA WAS DE-ICED PRIOR TO TAXI.  ACCOMPLISHED NOSE GEAR RETRACTION TEST AFTER REMOVING ICE FROM SKI.  PS CHECKED GOOD PER WORK CARDS.  NO PROBLEMS ON SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT.

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