Service difficulty report · Lock Solenoid · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
September 30, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N469FE
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
21581
Part
Lock Solenoid
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
CL
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

REPEAT WRITE UP - ON INITIAL RETRACTION, GEAR WOULD NOT COME UP, SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WITH NO SUCCESS. RED TAB CHECKLIST RAN, LANDING GEAR LEVER LATCH FAILED TO RELEASE RESULTING IN LATCH BEING RAISED, AND GEAR RETRACTED. FOUND LANDING GEAR CONTROL LEVER LOCK SOLENOID BAD. REMOVED AND REPLACED LOCK SOLENOID PER MM 32-31-16, CHECKS NORMAL. ALSO, RAN GEAR RETRACTION AND EXTENSION WHILE A/C ON JACKS, OPS GOOD.