What was found
AFTER TAKEOFF, NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BHM AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. INSPECTED AND FOUND NOSE GEAR MAIN ACTUATOR HYD HOSE LEAKING. REPLACED PER BOEING M/M.
- Difficulty date
- July 19, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N686SW
- Make and model
- Boeing 7373H4
- Aircraft serial
- 23175
- System (JASC)
- 2910 · Hydraulic System, Main
- Part
- Hyd Hose
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Nlg Actuator
- Stage of operation
- TO
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.