SDR CAL960334

Service difficulty report · Uplock Act · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
March 18, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N71314
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23365
Part
Uplock Act
Part number
65448105
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
33,494 hours
Stage of operation
AP
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

IAH - FLT 1703 - THE RT MLG GREEN LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN GEAR WAS EXTENDED ON APPROACH TO IAH. A TOWER FLYBY VERIFIED THE RT GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION WAS PERFORMED WITH 3 GREEN LIGHTS INDICATED AND A SECOND TOWER FLYBY CONFIRMED GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RT MLG UPLOCK ACTUATOR AT FAULT. THE ACTUATOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 32-32-41. THE GEAR WAS SWUNG WITH OPERATION AND INDICATIONS CHECKING GOOD. (X)