Service difficulty report · Accessory Unit · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
September 16, 2003
Submitted
September 17, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N478FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
21395
Aircraft time
41,443 hours, 28,501 cycles
Part
Accessory Unit
Part number
656021132
Part serial
0001D
Condition
False Indication
Location
E&E Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LANDING GEAR LEVER LATCH FAILED TO RELEASE DURING GEAR RETRACTION. THE QRH PROCEDURE ON PAGES 2-6-2-12 /13 COMPLIED WITH. LANDING GEAR FAILED TEST NR 1 OF THE PROCEDURE. WHEN THE FLAPS WERE RETRACTED FROM 5 TO 2 DEGREES. AN INTERMITTENT HORN SOUNDED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE ON RWY 27 AT MEM. R & R MLG ACCESORY UNIT IAW 727-200 AMM 32-09-121-5. JACKED A/C, RETRACTED AND EXTENDED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES, NO DEFECTS NOTED. R & R MLG CONTROL LEVER LOCK SOLENOID PER M/M 32-31-016-4.STILL REQUIRES OPS CK. COMPLETED OPS TEST OF LEVER LOCK SOLENOID AND ALSO RAN GROUND OPS TEST OF LDG GEAR ELECTRONIC MODULE.

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