Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Boeing 75

Difficulty date
January 19, 2023
Submitted
January 20, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N475FX
Make and model
Boeing 75
Aircraft serial
45508
Aircraft time
3,954 hours, 2,970 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Part number
66323020001003
Part serial
1701
Condition
Faulted
Location
Main
Part time
3,954 hours, 2,970 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

WHILE ON APPROACH AT APPROXIMATELY 2000FT MSL WE SELECTED GEAR DOWN. THE LANDING GEAR DOORS OPENED BUT THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. WE CYCLED THE GEAR HANDLE AND GOT THE SAME RESULT. WE WENT MISSED, INFORMED ATC OF OUR ISSUE, AND ASKED FOR DELAY VECTORS TO RUN THE CHECKLIST. WHILE LOOKING UP THE APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST IN THE QRH WE COULD HEAR THE LANDING GEAR EXTEND FOLLOWED BY TWO GREEN LIGHTS INDICATING BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR WERE DOWN AND LOCKED. ABOUT 1-2 MINUTES LATER WE COULD HEAR THE NOSE GEAR EXTEND AND GOT A GREEN DOWN LOCK INDICATION ON ALL THREE GEAR. WE RETURNED TO OUR DESTINATION AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT.

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