Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date
August 31, 2005
Submitted
September 1, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N158AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial
23780
Aircraft time
57,422 hours, 40,363 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Part number
189929
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nlg
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

PHX - AIR TURN BACK - FLT 0032 - AFTER TAKEOFF, DURING CLIMB, NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. NOSE GEAR HAD BOTH RED AND GREEN LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PHX AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THE S845 SWITCH, NOSE DOWN SWITCH, WITH HIGH RESISTANCE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NOSE DOWN PROXIMITY SWITCH IAW BOEING 737-300 AMM 32-61-00-1 AND 32-61-51-4. OPERATIONAL TESTS WERE GOOD.

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