Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 737291

Difficulty date
September 26, 2001
Submitted
October 31, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N976UA
Make and model
Boeing 737291
Aircraft serial
21598
Aircraft time
62,263 hours, 48,583 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Actuator
Part number
654491012
Part serial
DA372
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt 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

UNSCHEDULED LANDING UNDER AMBER ALERT DUE TO A RED GEAR LIGHT INDICATION. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED AFTER TAKEOFF, AT LANDING GEAR RETRACTION WITH GEAR HANDLE IN OFF POSITION HAD RIGHT MAIN GEAR RED UNSAFE LIGHT INDICATION. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND RIGHT GEAR DID NOT FULLY RETRACT AND STOPS SEVERAL INCHES SHORT OF BEING FULLY UP, THEN MOVES SLOWLY UPWARD AND MUST BE MANUALLY PUSHED TO FULL UP POSITION. WITH GEAR FULLY UP, ALL COCKPIT GEAR INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACT ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. ACTUATOR FAILED THE INTERNAL LEAKAGE TEST AND APPEARS TO BE BYPASSING THE PISTON SEALS.