SDR USAA080003

Service difficulty report · Nut · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
August 23, 2000
Submitted
October 19, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N918TS
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
20445
Part
Nut
Part number
69154143
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nlg Gland Nut
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 6802 - LGA-BOS - EMERGENCY DECLARED, RETURNED TO LGA, NOSE GEAR DOOR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. PUT GEAR DOWN AND LOUD BUMP AT TIME GEAR WAS PUT DOWN. HYDRAUCLIC NORMAL. ON TAKEOFF ROLL, HIT LARGE BUMP ON RUNWAY, INFORMED TOWER. FOUND NOSE GEAR FULLY COLLAPSED ON TAXI IN . PRESSURE CHECK SHOWED ALL AIR LEAKING FROM UPPER GLAND NUT ASSY AT METERING PIN. REPLACED GLAND NUT ASSY PER MM 32-21-0 AND PERFORMED RETRACTION CHECK PER MM 32-33-3 AND EMERGENCY EXTENSION PER MM 32-34-0. OPS CHECKS OK. SERVICED STRUT PER STRUT PLACARD. LEAK CHECKS OK. (M)(M)