Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
January 19, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft time
16,357 hours
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B22
Part
Switch
Part number
MS250114
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Part time
16,501 hours
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

(CAN) DURING INITIAL CLIMBOUT, THE FLIGHT CREW SELECTED LANDING GEAR UP AND OBSERVED 3 RED AND 3 GREEN LANDING GEAR INDICATION LIGHTS ILLUMINATE SIMULTANEOUSLY AND THE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. AFTER THE APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST WAS CARRIED OUT, THE FLIGHT CREW ELECTED TO EXECUTE AN AIR TURN BACK. AFTER A SAFE AND UNEVENTFUL LANDING THE ACFT RETURNED TO GATE WHERE IT WAS MET BY MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE CARRIED OUT ACFT FIM TASK 32-30, TASK 815 AND DISCOVERED THE LANDING GEAR MANUAL EXTENSION DOOR SWITCH, PN MS25011-4 TO BE AT FAULT PREVENTING THE LANDING GEAR TO RETRACT WHEN SELECTED. THE SWITCH WAS SUCCESSFULLY REPLACED IAW AMM 32-34-11 AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.