Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
August 9, 2007
Submitted
August 10, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14341
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23579
Aircraft time
61,578 hours, 27,730 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg & Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ALL LANDING GEAR EXTENDED ON ITS OWN WITH GEAR HANDLE IN OFF POSITION DURING CLIMBOUT AT 18,000 FEET AND 290 KNOTS. THE GEAR LIGHTS INDICATED THREE GREEN AND THREE RED. THE GEAR HANDLE WAS PLACED TO UP AND THE GEAR RETRACTED WITH NORMAL INDICATIONS. NO ABNORMAL FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS WERE NOTED AND THE FLIGHT WAS CONTINUED WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEM. THE GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY FOR LANDING AT IAH. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A LANDING GEAR CONTROL SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT/TEST PER MM 32-31-00, PAGE 501 AND SYSTEM CHECKS WERE GOOD. A NOSE/MAIN GEAR MANUAL EXTENSION SYSTEM TEST WAS ALSO PERFORMED IAW MM 32-34-00 AND 32-35-00 AND ALL CHECKS WERE GOOD. IN ADDITION, A LANDING GEAR OPERATION ABOVE DESIGN SPEED CONDITION INSPECT