Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
January 8, 2012
Submitted
January 9, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N531AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
24478
Aircraft time
64,834 hours, 41,017 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
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

CREW REPORTED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. THEY HAD TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE GEAR. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE JACKED AIRCRAFT AND REPLACED GREASE FITTINGS. LUBRICATED LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST AND MANUAL EXTENSION TEST OF ALL GEAR. NO DEFECTS NOTED. LOWERED AIRCRAFT REF AMM 07-11-11-21-11, 32-32-00 AND 32-34-00.

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