What was found
HAD HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILURE AND WAS NECESSARY TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. FOUND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWN LOCK CYLINDER SPLIT. REPLACED THE NLG DOWN LOCK ACTUATOR. CHECK-C 12-13-98 MCI.
- Difficulty date
- April 8, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N54348
- Make and model
- Boeing 727231
- Aircraft serial
- 21967
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Actuator
- Part number
- 65404676
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nlg Downlock
- Stage of operation
- LD
- Nature of condition
- K, J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.