Service difficulty report · Downlock Sensor · Boeing 7572S7

Difficulty date
June 2, 2004
Submitted
June 3, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N904AW
Make and model
Boeing 7572S7
Aircraft serial
23566
Aircraft time
69,547 hours, 27,156 cycles
Part
Downlock Sensor
Part number
841602
Part serial
091
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 100
Part time
27,222 hours, 10,869 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMBOUT RECEIVED EICAS MESSAGE MLG MONITOR DISPLAYED MLG UP & LOCKED. MLG HANDLE IN UP/OFF POSITION & LT HALF OF NLG INDICATOR GREEN. TURNED OFF PAX ENTERTAIN EQUIP, LIGHT REMAINED ILLUM. TURNED BACK & LANDED W/O EVENT. MX ERASED EICAS MESSAGE. MESSAGE DID NOT RETURN. NO IN-FLT FAULTS DETECTED ON PSEU, BITE CHECK SYSTEM 2, MLG DID HAVE 006 CARD FAULT, SYS 1 OK. R & R NLG DOWNLOCK SENSOR, NO HELP. R & R PSEU IAW BMM & SWUNG MLG SEVERAL TIMES, OPS CK GOOD. CONFIRMED FAILURE OF UNIT. PBC CARD 006 FAILED TEST FOR DRIVER 106 (L6GA), RESEATED BOARDS & FAULT CLEARED. CARD 007 ALSO FAILED, PERFORMED CONTINUITY TEST & FOUND HIGH RESISTANCE AT PINS J7-B11, J11-C40, J12-B9 C4, AND J13-A11 C39.

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