Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 767424ER

Difficulty date
May 29, 2005
Submitted
May 31, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N66051
Make and model
Boeing 767424ER
Aircraft serial
29446
Aircraft time
20,005 hours, 3,170 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
D72403001
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mlg Lever
Part time
20,005 hours, 3,170 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

WHEN MLG WAS SELECTED TO DOWN ON APPROACH TO FCO CREW REPORTED THAT ALL WAS QUIET & NOTHING HAPPENED. ALT GEAR EXTENSION USED & CREW GOT EICAS MSG GEAR DISAGREE AND NO GREEN NLG LIGHT. ALT GEAR EXTENSION USED AGAIN DURING A GO AROUND AND 3 GREEN MLG LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. A/C LANDED W/O PROBLEM. GEAR SWUNG 3 TIMES & ALL OPS CHECKED GOOD. GEAR AREA INSPECTED INCLUDING GEAR, DOORS, ALL THE STOPS, AND CONTROL MECHANISMS & NO FAULTS WERE FOUND. GEAR FULLY LUBRICATED & MLG LEVER CONTROL MODULE (SWITCH) R & R IAW MM 32-31-01 AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. MLG CONTROL SYS, ALT EXTEND SYS, & POSITION INDICATION WARNING SYS TESTED IAW MM 32-31-00, 32-35-00, AND 32-61-00 AND ALL TESTS PASSED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.