Service difficulty report · Lever · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date
February 27, 2005
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N303AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial
24010
Aircraft time
53,264 hours, 36,651 cycles
Part
Lever
Part number
655421925
Condition
Binding
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON APPROACH, AFTER LOWERING LANDING GEAR & SELECTING FLAPS 15, SPEED 150 KTS, ALL 6 LANDING GEAR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. CYCLED GEAR & LIGHTS REMAINED ON, SELECTED FLAPS TO 25 & RECEIVED AURAL UNSAFE GEAR WARNING, ABORTED APPROACH. CYCLED GEAR AGAIN & LANDING GEAR INDICATED DOWN WITH 3 GREEN LIGHTS, DECLARED EMERGENCY & LANDED. MX TROUBLESHOT PERFORMED OPS TESTS OF CIRCUIT CARDS M986 7 M983, BOTH CARDS CHECKED GOOD. DURING TEST FOUND LANDING SELECTION LEVER NOT FULLY SEATED IN DOWN POSITION CAUSING IMPROPER GEAR INDICATION. FERRIED TO PHX, FOUND GEAR LEVER WAS BINDING IN THE IN & OUT DIRECTION. REMOVED P3 PANEL & CLEANED BUILD UP FROM HANDLE SURFACE & LUBRICATED SLIDING SURFACES, OPS CHECK GOOD.

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