Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
September 2, 2014
Submitted
September 5, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N26210
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
28770
Aircraft time
52,454 hours, 18,449 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Dirty
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF LG WOULD NOT RETRACT. PERFORMED QRH & RETURNED TO AIRPORT. NON O/W LANDING. DIRT DEBRIS FOUND IN & UNDER MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION FLOOR PANEL, SWITCH WAS NOT MAKING & BREAKING. REMOVED DEBRIS FROM MAN GEAR EXTENSION SWITCH, JACKED ACFT IAW AMM 07-11-01 & 32-09-00. SWUNG GEAR SEVERAL TIMES IAW AMM 32-34-00. OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL. IDT PERFORMED, OK TO CONTINUE.