Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
August 2, 2016
Submitted
August 4, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N873NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
40766
Aircraft time
15,852 hours, 6,326 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
388052
Part serial
4186A
Condition
Faulty
Location
Ground Spoilers
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

DURING CLIMB, CREW WAS UNABLE TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR. GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE PAST THE OFF POSITION TO THE UP POSITION. EMERGENCY DECLARED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. AIRCRAFT GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE GROUND SPOILER INTERLOCK VALVE AND GROUND SPOILER INTERLOCK VALVE PROXIMITY SENSOR IAW AMM 27-62-61 AND EA 262506. ACCOMPLISHED MAIN LANDING GEAR OPERATIONAL TEST IAW AMM 32-32-00. SYSYTEM CHECKS NORMAL.