Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
May 9, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14118
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
27560
Part
Actuator
Part number
2745711
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Lt Mlg Door
Part time
523 hours
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHEN GEAR WAS LOWERED ON APPROACH, THE LT MLG DID NOT INDICATE DOWN. EICAS MESSAGE GEAR DISAGREE HORN WHEN FLAPS SET TO 25 DEGREES. ALTERNATE EXTENSION WITH NO CHANGE AND RECYCLING THE GEAR DID NOT HELP. THE LIGHTS WERE CHANGED AND THE LEFT GEAR LIGHT CAME ON WITH NO HORN AT FLAPS SET TO 25 DEGREES AND THE EICAS MESSAGE DISAPPEARED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A MAIN GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION ADJUSTMENT/TEST AND ALL GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY. THE DISCREPANCY COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE LT MLG DOOR ACTUATOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES WITH OPERATION CHECKED GOOD.