Service difficulty report · Spring · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
July 13, 2024
Submitted
July 16, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N989AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55152
Aircraft time
59,129 hours, 42,143 cycles
Part
Spring
Condition
Broken
Location
Uplock Sensor
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SHIP 9527 -ATB/GEAR/DE- THE FLIGHT CREW RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO ATL DUE TO A RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR "DOOR UP AND LATCHED UNSAFE" INDICATION. ATC DECLARED AN EMERGENCY FOR THIS EVENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR UP AND LATCHED SENSOR SPRING BROKEN AND THE PROXIMITY SENSOR CLAMP BROKEN. REPLACED SAME AND PERFORMED SUCCESSFUL GEAR SWINGS. PSEU RTS PASSED. (LP #5958880)

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