Service difficulty report · Retract Mech · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
January 28, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N175UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
24382
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Retract Mech
Condition
Out Of Sequence
Location
Gear Doors
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

ON TAKEOFF, GEAR DOOR MESSAGE APPEARED ON EICAS. AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE, LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS RAISED AND GEAR CAME UP BUT MESSAGE REMAINED ON. LOWERED GEAR, BURNED DOWN FUEL, AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. *S/D* GEAR DOORS FAILED TO CLOSE DUE TO AN OUT OF SEQUENCE CONDITION OF THE ALTERNATE EXTEND MOTOR. RECYCLED LANDING GEAR ALTERNATE EXTEND SYSTEM. GEAR CYCLED AND CHECKED OK. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO FURTHER ACTION TAKEN. NO PARTS REPLACEMENT REQUIRED. RECYCLING OF ALTERNATE EXTEND SYSTEM ACCOMPLISHED PER IRREGULAR PROCEDURES 7-52.