Service difficulty report · Cable · Boeing 737500

Difficulty date
September 14, 2007
Submitted
September 17, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N15659
Make and model
Boeing 737500
Aircraft serial
28920
Aircraft time
24,596 hours, 12,901 cycles
Part
Cable
Part number
580250501
Condition
Binding
Location
Rt 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

THE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF FROM EWR. ABNORMAL PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED AND THE GEAR RETRACTED USING THE OVERRIDE TRIGGER, BUT STILL HAD PARTIAL ABNORMALITIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO EWR WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE RIGHT MLG GROUND SPOILER INTERLOCK VALVE CABLE (GROUND SENSE CABLE) WAS BINDING AND THE UPLOCK SENSOR TARGET WAS MISALIGNED (BENT) . THE RIGHT MLG GROUND SPOILER VALVE CABLE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND THE GEAR WAS CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW MM 27-62-51 AND 32-32-00. IN ADDITION, THE RIGHT MLG UPLOCK SENSOR GAP WAS ADJUSTED IAW MM 32-61-21.

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