Service difficulty report · Retract Mech · Boeing 727185C

Difficulty date
April 2, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N940UP
Make and model
Boeing 727185C
Aircraft serial
19826
Part
Retract Mech
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
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

INSPECTION TYPE-N/A, ON INITIAL GEAR EXTENSION NOSE GEAR RED LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND NO GREEN NOSE GEAR LIGHT. FIRST RECYCLE GAVE SAME INDICATIONS, 2ND ATTEMPT CONDUCTED WITH CHECKLIST STEPS AND GREEN LIGHT ILLUM, THOUGH GREEN LIGHT WOULD DIMLY FLICKER. MANUAL EXTENSION. *S/D* LUBED NLG LOCKING MECHANISM, CLEANED SEQUENCE VALVE AND INDICATION C ANNON PLUGS, CK'D NOSE GEAR EXTENSION AND PERFORMED NOSE GEAR EXTENS ION AND RETRACTION ADJUSTMENT TEST WITH REFERENCE TO MM 32-33-00 PG 501. NOSE GEAR OPS CKS GOOD.