Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 737230

Difficulty date
June 15, 2007
Submitted
June 20, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N821AL
Make and model
Boeing 737230
Aircraft serial
23155
Aircraft time
45,444 hours, 67,038 cycles
Part
Actuator
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg
Component
Landing Gear · Boeing
Component part number
65737622
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLIGHT 90 HNL- KOA. ON APPROACH TO KOA WHEN THE CREW LOWED THE GEAR HANDLE, THE TWO MAIN GEAR SHOWED DOWN AND LOCKED BUT THE NOSE GEAR SHOWED UP AND CREW DIDN’T HEAR THE NLG EXTEND. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 20 SECONDS, THE NLG EXTENDED AND SHOWED DOWN AND LOCKED. CREW FLEW A LOW PASS TO HAVE ATC VISUALLY CHECK THAT ALL GEAR WERE DOWN. ATC REPORTED ALL GEAR DOWN AND CREW VERIFIED THE NLG WAS DOWN WHEN CHECKED THROUGH THE FLIGHT DECK VIEWING PORT. CREW LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN FERRIED TO HNL WITH THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCK PINS INSTALLED. AIRCRAFT COMPLETED FERRY FLIGHT WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NLG MODULAR PACKAGE AND NLG TRANSFER CYLINDER. AIRCRAFT FAIL