Service difficulty report · Fitting · Boeing 737724

Difficulty date
November 4, 2003
Submitted
November 7, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N13720
Make and model
Boeing 737724
Aircraft serial
28939
Aircraft time
16,491 hours, 5,251 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
273A28033
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Mlg
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

WHEN GEAR HANDLE WAS RAISED AFTER TAKEOFF FROM MSY THE LT MLG DID NOT RETRACT. THE FORWARD PANEL RED AND GREEN LT GEAR LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE OVERHEAD PANEL SHOWED GREEN LT GEAR LIGHT ON. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED WITH THE SAME RESULT. GEAR DOWN INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO MSY WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LT MLG FRANGIBLE FITTING BROKEN. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED. THE FRANGIBLE FITTING AND NUT WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED.