Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
December 14, 2008
Submitted
December 17, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N121UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
29167
Aircraft time
40,529 hours, 4,855 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Actuator
Part number
65B825854
Condition
Activated
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

A 'GEAR DISAGREE' MSG WITH ASSOCIATED 'GEAR DOOR' EICAS. DURING GEAR SWING WITH WLG & BDG PINNED. NLG UP & LOCKED NORMALLY BUT WHEN SWINGING ALL GEARS (NOT PINNED) THE NLG WILL NOT RETRACT FULLY. SUSPECT NOSE-BODY LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VLV AT FAULT. REPLACED NLG RETRACT ACTUATOR AND NLG LOCK. OPS CHK NORMAL.