Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
March 12, 2018
Submitted
March 15, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N939UW
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27303
Aircraft time
75,181 hours, 27,459 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: AFTER TAKEOFF, WHEN POSITIONED GEAR HANDLE TO OFF POSITION, THE GEARDOOR AMBER LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH ENGINE INDICATION AND CREW ALERTING SYSTEM MESSAGE OF "GEAR DOOR". FOLLOWED QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK PROCEDURE. WHEN GEAR HANDLE TO UP POSITIONED, GEAR DOOR LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION WITH NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED FAULT ISOLATION MANUAL PROCEDURE 32-30-00-0815-813, NO FAULT FOUND, CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES, ALL INDICATIONS REMAINED NORMAL AND REPLACED LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR AS PRECAUTIONARY. MAINTENANCE ALSO PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECKS.

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