SDR SWAA115584

Service difficulty report · Link Assy · Boeing 7373H4

Difficulty date
July 27, 2011
Submitted
August 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N351SW
Make and model
Boeing 7373H4
Aircraft serial
24572
Aircraft time
70,855 hours, 61,962 cycles
Part
Link Assy
Part number
65462459
Part serial
E379
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIR TURNBACK - NOSE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT ON TAKEOFF, HAD RED/GREEN LIGHTS ON NOSE GREEN WITH HANDLE UP, ALL GREEN ON GEAR LOWERING. FOUND NOSE GEAR LOCK LINK ASSY AFT ATTACH SUPPORT CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LOCK LINK ASSY AND NOSE GEAR LOCK ACUTATOR PER MM.

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