Service difficulty report · Fairing · Boeing 737524

Difficulty date
November 27, 2003
Submitted
December 1, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N62631
Make and model
Boeing 737524
Aircraft serial
27535
Aircraft time
24,632 hours, 13,032 cycles
Part
Fairing
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Wing
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 RT RED GEAR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION ON TAKEOFF. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED, BUT THE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO DEN WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RT I/B FLAP FAIRING HANGING BY FORWARD END ATTACH HARDWARE WHICH OBSTRUCTED GEAR ON RETRACTION. IT APPARENTLY WAS DISLODGED BY DAMAGED ELEPHANT EAR AT FLAP RETRACTION. THE FAIRING WAS REPLACED IAW MM 27-51-32. A GEAR SWING WAS PERFORMED AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.