Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
August 9, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14342
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23580
Part
Sensor
Part number
189915
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT; THE LEVER WOULD NOT GO ABOVE THE OFF POSITION AFTER TAKEOFF FROM SFO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SFO WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AIR SAFETY SENSOR AND PERFORMED ADJUSTMENT AND TEST IAW MM 32-09-01. THE TELEFLEX CABLE WAS RIGGED. THE R276 AIR SENSE RELAY WAS ALSO REPLACED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS JACKED AND A GEAR RETRACT ADJUSTMENT/TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 32-32-00. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED FIVE TIMES AND GEAR HANDLE OPERATION WAS NORMAL.