Service difficulty report · Bearing · Boeing 737290C

Difficulty date
April 13, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N742AS
Make and model
Boeing 737290C
Aircraft serial
23136
Part
Bearing
Condition
Dry
Location
Selector Valve
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ANC - FLT 52 - AFTER TAKEOFF, GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE TO OFF OR DOWN POSITION. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ANC AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED AND FOUND GEAR SELECTOR VALVE CONTROL QUADRANT UPPER BEARING DRY, LUBRICATED SAME. INSPECTED CABLE RUN AND PULLEYS FROM GEAR HANDLE TO SELECTOR VALVE, NO DEFECTS NOTED. LUBRICATED PULLEYS. COMPLETED EXTENSION AND RETRACTION TEST AND GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY. (X)