Service difficulty report · Solenoid · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
July 25, 2007
Submitted
July 26, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N275FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
22040
Aircraft time
42,265 hours, 26,874 cycles
Part
Solenoid
Part number
A20092000001
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

AFTER LIFTOFF AND GEAR RETRACTION LANDING GEAR LEVER WOULD NOT RAISE PAST THE OFF POSITION. THE LEVER LATCH LIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER IMMEDIATELY OPENED AND THE FORWARD LANDING GEAR ANNUNCIATOR PANEL LIGHTS INDICATED ONLY THE GREEN NOSE GEAR LIGHT. CONSULT QRH FOR "LEVER LATCH FAILED TO RELEASE" AND "MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES", VERIFIED GEAR DOWN WITH POINTERS AND LANDED NORMALLY. FOUND LEVER LATCH COIL SHORTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEVER LATCH PER MM 32-31-016-4. OPS CKS GOOD. JACKED A/C PER MM 07-11-000-2. SWUNG LDG SEVERAL TIMES PER MM 32-32-000-5. ALL INDICATIONS CK.