Service difficulty report · None · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
December 14, 2021
Submitted
December 16, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N971AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55032
Aircraft time
54,217 hours, 37,200 cycles
Part
None
Condition
None
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

SHIP 9533 - THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO THE "RT GEAR UNSAFE" INDICATION ILLUMINATING SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. ON APPROACH, THE GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN AND THREE GREEN "DOWN & LOCKED" INDICATIONS ILLUMINATED. CORRECTIVE ACTION: THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO ATL WHERE MAINTENANCE FOUND ONE OF THE RT MLG UP-LOCK SPRINGS MISSING. THE SPRING WAS REPLACED, THE PROX SENSOR WAS ADJUSTED, AND GEAR SWINGS WERE PERFORMED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER FAULTS. (LP #8421858)

More about the Boeing 717-200