Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Boeing 7272A1

Difficulty date
March 23, 2011
Submitted
March 28, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N286SC
Make and model
Boeing 7272A1
Aircraft serial
21601
Aircraft time
59,052 hours, 42,819 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Mlg
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

DURING APPROACH, WITH THE GEAR LEVER PLACED IN THE DOWN POSITION, THE GREEN LANDING GEAR INDICATION LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED AS WELL AS THE RED INDICATION LIGHTS ON THE FWD PANEL AND THE ENGINEERS PANEL. THE LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED WITH THE SAME INDICATIONS, A MISSED APPROACH WAS PERFORMED AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSP WAS PERFORMED NOTING THAT THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL LEVER CABLES REQUIRE TENSION. CABLES WERE ADJUSTED AND OPS CHECK WAS PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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