Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 26, 2012
Submitted
October 5, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N581UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26701
Aircraft time
64,099 hours, 22,683 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Actuator
Part number
273N10052
Part serial
53
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
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

PER CREW, ON GEAR EXTENSION GOT "GEAR DISAGREE" AND "GEAR DOORS" EICAS MSG'S WITH DOORS LIGHT ON. ALSO THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN INDICATIONS WERE GREEN, THE NOSE INDICATION WAS NOT GREEN. AFTER ACCOMPLISHING ALT GEAR EXT PROCEDURE, NOSE GEAR LIGHT WENT GREEN. REPLACED GEAR HANDLE AND NOSE GEAR DOOR SEQUENCE VALVE, NO HELP. REPLACED THE NOSE GEAR LOCK ACTUATOR IAW MM AND TSM. LEAK CHECK AND OPS CHECK GOOD. ACCOMPLISHED NOSE GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION TEST AND THE ALT LANDING GEAR EXTENSION TEST NUMEROUS TIMES WITH NO FAULTS IAW AMM.