Service difficulty report · Uplock Sensor · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date
June 30, 2002
Submitted
July 1, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N160AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial
23782
Aircraft time
46,242 hours, 33,835 cycles
Part
Uplock Sensor
Part number
189915
Condition
Defective
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

FLT 0484 - AFTER T/O, LT MLG INDICATED UNSAFE AFTER RETRACTION. RECYCLED THE GEAR AND STILL HAD AN UNSAFE INDICATION. GEAR WAS CLEARLY RETRACTED WITH NO BUFFET, NOISE OR YAW. TURNED BACK AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LT MLG UPLOCK SENSOR IAW BMM 32-61-21-4. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD IAW BMM 32-61-00-5.

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