SDR CKSA98019

Service difficulty report · Clamp · Boeing 747269B

Difficulty date
February 9, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N707CK
Make and model
Boeing 747269B
Aircraft serial
21541
Part
Clamp
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER T/O, MLG LEVER LOCK WOULD NOT RETRACT. ACCOMP ABNORMAL CHECKLIST, FOUND BOTH PRIMARY AND ALT WING GEAR TILT LIGHTS ILLUM. CYCLED PRIM DIS AND CONT L/G CB, MLG LEVER LOCK RETRACTED. WING GEAR PRI TILT LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AND GEAR RETRACTED. APPROX 10 MIN AFTER GEAR RETRACTION MLG LOCK MOVED OUT OF STOWED POSITION AND BOTH PRI AND ALT WING GEAR TILT LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED WHEN TESTED. APPROX 1.5 HRS INTO FLIGHT W/O ANY INPUT THE MLG LOCK RETRACTED AND PRI WING GEAR TILT LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. FOUND INCORRECTLY INSTALLED ADEL CLAMP IN J BOX, CORRECTED CLAMP INSTALLATION. TESTED SYSTEM, FUNCTIONING NORMAL.