Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 747451

Difficulty date
December 22, 2011
Submitted
January 13, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N105UA
Make and model
Boeing 747451
Aircraft serial
26473
Aircraft time
71,896 hours, 8,539 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Seal
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nlg Strut
Stage of operation
TX
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

ON PUSH BACK SYD USED A SUPER TUG. NOISES HEARD IN NOSE GEAR DURING PUSH. GEAR DISAGREE CAUTION MESSAGE, (GEAR LEVER WAS NOT JAMMED IN THE OFF POSITION). ALSO HAD A GEAR DOOR ADVISORY MESSAGE, WENT AWAY. FOUND NOSE GEAR STRUT FLAT. REPLACED SEALS AND PACKING REF MM. ACCOMPLISHED LANDING WITH DEFLATED STRUT CHECK IAW MM 5-51-55. PERFORMED GEAR SWING, WHICH WAS SUCCESSFUL AND INSPECTION PERFORMED RII INSPECTION.