Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 737490

Difficulty date
November 3, 2008
Submitted
November 4, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N797AS
Make and model
Boeing 737490
Aircraft serial
28892
Aircraft time
35,495 hours, 19,292 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
65C329564
Part serial
TSC985
Condition
Bypassing
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
35,495 hours, 19,292 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER GEAR EXTENSION ON FINAL, DID NOT GET A GREEN LIGHT ON THE RIGHT MAIN. WENT TO FLAPS 15 AND HAD GEAR HORN. RAN THE CHECKLIST AND DID A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION. THIS WORKED, RECEIVED A GREEN LIGHT AND LANDED. JACKED A/C. CYCLED GEAR, RT MAIN DOES NOT FULLY RETRACT OR EXTEND. SUSPECT TRANSFER CYLINDER OR MAIN ACTUATOR DEFECTIVE. SWAPPED THE LT & RT TRANSFER CYLINDERS, NO HELP. SWAPPED CYLINDERS BACK, LEAK/OPS CHECK OK REF MM 32 32 71. REMOVED & REPLACED THE RT MLG ACTUATOR AND RT MLG BEAM HANGAR. OPS/LEAK CHECKED OK. PERFORMED MAIN LANDING GEAR OPERATIONAL TEST. TEST PASSED GEAR RETRACTS/EXTENDS NORMALLY AND ALL INDICATIONS ARE NORMAL. DE JACKED A/C. REF MM 32 32 11, MM 32 32 93, MM 32 32 00.