Service difficulty report · Bolt · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
April 15, 2002
Submitted
April 29, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N525AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23860
System (JASC)
1430 · Fasteners
Part
Bolt
Part number
NAS6604D12
Condition
Missing
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, G
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CLT - FLT 701 - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM DCA, EN ROUTE TO CLT, CREW COULD NOT GET THE LANDING GEAR TO THE UP POSITION. CREW ACCOMPLISHED QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK PROCEDURES AND WAS THEN ABLE TO RAISE THE GEAR. AS FLIGHT CONTINUED, FLIGHT LOST PRESSURIZATION AND TRANSPONDERS AT 10,000 FEET. AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE IN THE GROUND MODE. CREW WAS ABLE TO REGAIN PRESSURIZATION AND THE FLIGHT CONTINUED ONTO CLT WHERE IT LANDED AND PROCEEDED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. CAPTAIN REPORTED THE OXYGEN MASKS NEVER DROPPED BECAUSE PRESSURIZATION PROBLEM OCCURRED BEFORE FLIGHT REACHED 10,000 FEET. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. ON ARRIVAL TO GATE, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AIR/GROUND PUSH PULL CABLE BOLT ASSEMBLY MISSING.

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