Service difficulty report · Spring · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
August 20, 2013
Submitted
August 22, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N633AA
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
24591
Aircraft time
70,067 hours, 24,996 cycles
Part
Spring
Condition
Missing
Location
Lt Mlg Uplock
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

DFW CREW REPORTED AMBER GEAR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED & WAS ACCOMPANIED BY GEAR DISAGREE MESSAGE. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURN DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. LT MLG UPLOCK ASSEMBLY FORWARD SPRING WAS MISSING. REPLACED UPLOCK SPRING FOR LT MLG & CONTROL LEVER MODULE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION CLOSED.