Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
December 5, 2023
Submitted
December 7, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N915AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55085
Aircraft time
49,729 hours, 34,754 cycles
Part
Unknown
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A, O

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

What was found

SHIP 9580 -ATB/DE- FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT. SECOND ATTEMPT. THE CREW RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE FIELD AFTER THE LANDING GEAR MALFUNCTIONED. NORMAL GEAR RETRACTION ON TAKEOFF. FCF CHECKLIST REQUIRED GEAR EXTENSION INFLIGHT; WHEN RETRACTING, CREW RECEIVED A RED "LEFT GEAR UNSAFE" INDICATION. THE QRH 14.18, GEAR UNSAFE WAS COMPLIED WITH. LOWERING THE GEAR, CREW RECEIVED THREE GREEN INDICATIONS. RAISING THE GEAR AGAIN, CREW RECEIVED RED LEFT GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION AGAIN. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY WITH ATC AND RETURNED TO QRO. GEAR HANDLE PLACED BACK IN THE DOWN POSITION ON APPROACH, THREE GREEN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATIONS RECEIVED. NORMAL LANDING AND TAXI TO THE HANGER. (LP #5049614)

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