Service difficulty report · Fuse · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
February 23, 2007
Submitted
February 27, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N29129
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
28969
Aircraft time
35,420 hours, 9,438 cycles
Part
Fuse
Part number
252005
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg Indicator
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE RIGHT MLG RED UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED 15-20 SECONDS AFTER GEAR HANDLE WAS PLACED TO OFF DEPARTING IAH. APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES LATER THE GEAR FELL DOWN ON ITS OWN. THE GEAR HANDLE WAS LOWERED, ALL GEAR WERE EXTENDED AND INDICATIONS WERE GREEN. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE RETRACTED THE GEAR AND PLACED THE HANDLE TO OFF. APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES ELAPSED WITH NO PROBLEM. THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE RIGHT MLG UPLOCK ACTUATOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE IAW MM 32-32-41. THE GEAR WAS SWUNG AND ALL OPERATION CHECKED GOOD.