What was found
ALTERNATE EXTEND MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER POPS WHEN GEAR DOOR OPEN SWITCH ACTUATED. *S/D* FOUND INTERNAL MECHANISM OF POWER PACK CORRODED AND FULL OF WATER AND SKYDROL. REPLACED ALTERNATE EXTENSION POWER PACK.
- Difficulty date
- December 4, 2000
- Submitted
- January 17, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N505UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 24626
- Aircraft time
- 37,529 hours, 14,227 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Control Unit
- Part number
- 6380040026
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Part time
- 37,000 hours, 14,000 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.