Service difficulty report · Bushing · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
April 11, 2009
Submitted
April 13, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12319
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23370
Aircraft time
67,797 hours, 34,660 cycles
Part
Bushing
Condition
Dirty
Location
Gear Handle
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON APPROACH TO EWR SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND GOT 3 GREEN AND 3 RED LIGHTS. PRIOR TO QRH, F/O PULLED LEVER OUT AN INCH AND BACK IN AND GOT 3 GREEN LIGHTS ONLY. DEBRIEFED CREW, FOUND GEAR HANDLE AS SUSPECT. FOUND UNWANTED DETENT NOT ALLOWING HANDLE TO RETRACT INTO LOCK, CLEANED DRIED GREASE / DIRT FROM HANDLE BUSHING, APPLIED NEW GREASE TO HANDLE, HANDLE NOW MOVES FREELY, PERFORMED SLUS AND SENSOR CHECK AND ALL OPERATED NORMAL.