Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
September 27, 2021
Submitted
September 30, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N968AN
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft serial
30095
Aircraft time
58,974 hours, 24,333 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
273A25011
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Zone 700 - Gears
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: UPON GEAR RETRACTION HAD RED LEFT GEAR INDICATION. GEAR APPEARED TO BE STOWED BASED ON NO VIBRATION AT CRUISE ALT 370-PHONE PATCH TO MAINTENANCE-ADVISED TO CHECK MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION ACCESS DOOR. UPON TOUCHING THE DOOR LEFT MAIN GEAR BECAME FULLY EXTENDED. OBSERVED ALL GEAR SPEED RESTRICTIONS AND EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND DIVERTED TO CLT. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT OVERWEIGHT FOR LANDING. LANDING UNEVENTFUL-GEAR INDICATION SAFE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR PER JOB CARD 08L70032007 OPERATIONS AND LEAK CHECK OK.