Service difficulty report · Screw · Boeing 737990

Difficulty date
December 7, 2003
Submitted
February 27, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N315AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990
Aircraft serial
30019
System (JASC)
1430 · Fasteners
Part
Screw
Part number
512GU3K10
Condition
Missing
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

SEA - LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF WITH GEAR HANDLE IN UP POSITION. LEVER WOULD NOT RETURN TO THE DOWN POSITION, WHEN ATTEMPTED TO MOVE BY CREW. 6 GREEN LANDING GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS AND 3 RED LIGHTS ILLUMINATED THEN ACCOMPANIED THIS. RETURNED TO SEA AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED LANDING GEAR CONTROL LEVER MODULE. FOUND 3 SCREWS AND WASHERS THAT SECURED TELEFLEX CABLE ASSEMBLY TO REAR OF CONTROL LEVER MODULE MISSING. INSTALLED MISSING HARDWARE, OPS CHECKED SYSTEM, OPS CHECKED GOOD. APPEARS SCREWS WERE NOT INSTALLED ORIGINALLY DURING AIRCRAFT ASSEMBLY. (M)