Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 7572G7

Difficulty date
September 30, 2004
Submitted
October 5, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N909AW
Make and model
Boeing 7572G7
Aircraft serial
24522
Aircraft time
57,305 hours, 21,926 cycles
Part
Connector
Part number
BACC63BV22B19SN
Condition
Shorted
Location
Lt Mlg
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 CLIMB OUT OF PHX EN ROUTE TO MSP WHEN SELECTING LANDING GEAR UP THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT, TURNED BACK TO PHX AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT WIRING AND FOUND SHORT TO GROUND ON PIN 11 OF L/H MAIN LANDING GEAR TILT SENSOR CONNECTOR D40084J. REMOVED PINS 11 AND 12 FROM CONNECTOR D40084J AND RESISTANCE DISAPPEARED. REPLACED CONNECTOR D40084J IAW WDM REF. D280N012. PERFORMED LANDING GEAR RETRACTION TEST IAW BMM 32-32-00, TILT SENSOR TEST IAW BMM 32-09-07, L/H LANDING GEAR TRANSDUCER TEST IAW BMM 32-41-06, AND BRAKE TEMPERATURE TEST IAW BMM 32-46-00, ALL TESTS WERE GOOD.

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