Service difficulty report · Trunnion · Boeing 727231

Difficulty date
December 17, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N54340
Make and model
Boeing 727231
Aircraft serial
20845
Part
Trunnion
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

MIA - FLT 5 - DURING APPROACH WHEN LANDING GEAR WS EXTENDED, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DID NOT INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED. CYCLED LANDING GEAR. FOUND NOSE LANDING GEAR TRUNNIONS DRY. LUBRICATED NOSE LANDING GEAR. LANDING GEAR OPERATION AND INDICATION THEN CHECKED NORMAL. (M)