Service difficulty report · Retract Mech · Boeing 7572S7

Difficulty date
January 24, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N905AW
Make and model
Boeing 7572S7
Aircraft serial
23567
Part
Retract Mech
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
CL
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

JFK - FLT 11 - AIR TURNBACK, CREW UNABLE TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR. LEVER WOULDN'T GO PAST THE 'OFF' POSITION. GEAR OVER RIDE WAS NOT ATTEMPTED, AND THERE WERE NO ASSOCIATED EICAS MESSAGES. A/C RETURNED TO GATE. MX PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF GEAR, AND NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. MX PERFORMED BITE CHECK ON PSEU, NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED. MX PINNED GEAR AND VERIFIED OVER RIDE FUNCTION OPERATES NORMALLY. UNMANNED STATION RELEASE ISSUED PER MEL 32-31-01. ON DEPARTURE, GEAR SELECTED UP AND RETRACTED. ON ARRIVAL, MX PERFORMED PSEU BITE CHECK, ALL SYSTEMS CHECK NORMAL PER FIM 32-61-00. SYSTEM RESET AND PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF ALL GEAR SENSORS, NO DEFECTS NOTED. A/C RELEASED TO SERVICE. (W)

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