Service difficulty report · Pin · Boeing 737242C

Difficulty date
November 30, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737242C
Aircraft time
78,439 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Pin
Part number
6552811115
Condition
Backed Out
Location
Uplock Sensor
Component
Landing Gear Ret
Stage of operation
TO
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

(CAN) LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT & CONFIGURATION HORN SOUNDED AT TAKEOFF. A/C RETURNED AS PER QRH PROCEDURE. MAIN R/H LANDING GEAR OLEO SERVICED. ON SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT, L/R GEAR SHOWED RED. GEAR SELECTED DOWN 3 GREEN. L/G ACCESSORY UNIT CHANGED. A/C TEST FLOWN WITH SAME PROBLEM. TROUBLESHOOTING CARRIED OUT. FOUND PIN FOR THE UPLOCK SENSOR PUSHED BACK AT JUNCTION BOX. PIN REINSTALLED AND SYSTEM TESTED AS PER MM FOUND TO BE SERVICEABLE. NO FURTHER PROBLEM DURING SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT.