Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 74746NF

Difficulty date
April 23, 2023
Submitted
April 24, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N451PA
Make and model
Boeing 74746NF
Aircraft serial
30809
Aircraft time
93,067 hours, 15,701 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
65B825854
Part serial
PH0179
Condition
Unknown
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, O
Precautionary procedure
A, J

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

What was found

ON GEAR RETRACTION EICAS GEAR INDICATOR WOULD GO FROM GEAR UP TO DOWN IN TRANSIT. SOUNDED LIKE NOSE GEAR AREA HAD GRINDING NOISE WHEN IN TRANSIT. CROSS HATCH DISPLAYED. TRIED CYCLING ONCE WITH SAME INDICATION. LEFT THE GEAR DOWN, DUMPED FUEL, AND RETURNED TO HKG. GOT GEAR MONITOR STS MSG WHILE DUMPING.(<P>REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACT ACTUATOR PER AMM 32-34-01. </P>)

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