Service difficulty report · Solenoid · Boeing 737524

Difficulty date
July 11, 2003
Submitted
July 14, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16642
Make and model
Boeing 737524
Aircraft serial
28903
Aircraft time
16,899 hours, 8,695 cycles
Part
Solenoid
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mlg Lever
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

THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT RAISE PAST THE OFF POSITION AFTER TAKEOFF FROM EWR. QRH PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO EWR. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LANDING GEAR LEVER LOCK CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS RESET. THE GEAR WAS SWUNG SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE LANDING GEAR LEVER LOCK SOLENOID WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. THE GEAR WAS SWUNG SEVERAL TIMES AGAIN AND ALL OPERATION CHECKED GOOD.