Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 737724

Difficulty date
January 15, 2025
Submitted
January 17, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N13720
Make and model
Boeing 737724
Aircraft serial
28939
Aircraft time
79,752 hours, 27,932 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
273A22011
Part serial
EFS0506
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 700
Part time
79,751 hours, 27,932 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A, O

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

What was found

LEFT LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT . BOTH LEFT GREEN AND RED LIGH T STAYED LITPERFORMED PSEU BITE PER AMM 32-09 TASK 801 , NO FAULT NOTED ,NO FAULT HISTORY .GROUND TEST PASSED DEBRIEF THE CREW ,CREW STATED THEY FELT THE DRAG AND RED LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED LOCKED PER TOMC DID A VISUAL CHECKED FOR LEAKS OF TRANSFER CYLINDER, HYDRAULIC TUBING, FITTINGS AND HOSES, FRANGIBLE FITTING ,FLOW REGULATOR AND RETRATABLE ACTUATOR AND HOSE NO LEAKS NOTED REF FIM 32-32 TASK 801 REPLACED RETRACT PRESSURE FUSE AS A PRECAUTIONARY. REF AMM 32-32-21. ADD EMP:U413465 ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT # 1419536 SN OFF 1878 FUSE, HYDRAULIC OFF 29-3231-9-9010 1878 ON 29-3231-9-9006 3936 TECHS MANUALLY PUSHED THE OVER CENTER LINK AND THE LEFT GEAR RETRACTED. GEAR WILL NOT RETRACT WITHOUT DOING THIS. LEFT GEAR DOWNLOCK ACTUATOR IS BAD AND ON AOG. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT MLG DOWNLOCK ACTUATOR IAW MM 32-32-51. STILL NEED TO CONTINUE ON WITH THE INSTALLATION TEST TASK 32-32-51-400-801 STEP F ADD EMP:348945 ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT # 1892398 SN OFF 0506 ACTUATOR, MLG, OFF 29-3232-9-9001 0506 ON 29-3232-9-9001 1723 UNLOCK FOR UPDATES. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT MLG DOWNLOCK ACTUATOR IAW MM 32-32-51. STILL NEED TO CONTINUE ON WITH THE INSTALLATION TEST TASK 32-32-51-400-801 STEP F INSPECTED FITTREMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT MLG DOWNLOCK ACTUATOR IAW MM 32-32-51-400-801. NORMAL GEAR RETRACTION AND EXTENSION OPERATIONAL TEST CHECKS GOOD. NO LEAKS NOTED