Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
April 15, 2000
Submitted
October 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N660UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
27115
Aircraft time
31,415 hours, 5,008 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Actuator
Part number
273T62013
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

LEFT GEAR DOWN GREEN LIGHT FLICKERING WITH GEAR HANDLE IN THE UP POSITION. ALSO GEAR DISAGREE EICAS STATUS MSG AND AMBER GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. GEAR DOORS LIGHT ALSO ILLUM. AS SOON AS GEAR SELECTED DOWN LEFT GEAR DOWN GREEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY, GEAR NOISE CONFIRMED THAT LEFT GEAR STUCK IN DOWN POSITON. DUMPED FUEL. RTF, NORMAL LANDING. *S/D* LEFT GEAR SIDE BRACE LOCK ACTUATOR HAS INTERNAL BYPASSING. GEAR COULD NOT UNLOCK FOR RETRACTION. REPLACED ACTUATOR.