Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
October 13, 2009
Submitted
October 15, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N713AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22469
Aircraft time
60,775 hours, 33,417 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Dirty
Location
Lt Mlg Door
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

DURING CLIMB OPERATION ON GEAR RETRACTION THE GEAR DOOR WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE LT MLG DOOR LIGHT ON THE FE'S ANNUNCIATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. CREW CYCLED GEAR WITH NO HELP. THE ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSP WAS PERFORMED, THE LT MLG DOOR WARNING SWITCH WAS CLEANED AND OPS CHECKS WERE PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.