Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Boeing 7372C0

Difficulty date
March 12, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14245
Make and model
Boeing 7372C0
Aircraft serial
20074
Part
Circuit Breaker
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TO
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

THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE COULD NOT BE RAISED PAST THE OFF POSITION AFTER TAKEOFF FROM MSY. THE GEAR LIGHTS CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS FOUND POPPED. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS RESET AND THE GEAR RAISED NORMALLY. A FEW MINUTES LATER THE LIGHTS CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED AGAIN. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS RESET TO EXTEND THE GEAR FOR LANDING AND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED AGAIN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER EXTREMELY WEAK. THE LIGHTS CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS REPLACED AND OPERATION CHECKED GOOD.