Service difficulty report · Uplock Sensor · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
September 10, 2011
Submitted
September 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N639AA
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
24597
Aircraft time
65,430 hours, 22,932 cycles
Part
Uplock Sensor
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DFW - CREW REPORTED AFTER TAKEOFF AND GEAR RETRACTION, GEAR WARNING ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT AND GEAR DISAGREE EICAS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED RIGHT SYSTEM NUMBERS ONE AND TWO GEAR UPLOCK SENSORS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.