Service difficulty report · Crank Assembly · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
May 6, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N626AU
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27303
Part
Crank Assembly
Part number
273N10694
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg
Part time
8,700 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LAX - FL6, AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW RECEIVED THE EICAS MESSAGES 'GEAR DOORS' AND THE AMBER DOORS LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED WITH THE GREEN DOWN LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED. FLIGHT RETURNED TO LAX AND LANDED WITHOUT NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE CRANK ARM ASSEMBLY ON THE NOSE GEAR SEQUENCE VALVE BROKEN AND REPLACED IT. (M)

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