Service difficulty report · Retract Mech · Boeing 7272Q9

Difficulty date
October 9, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N740DH
Make and model
Boeing 7272Q9
Aircraft serial
21930
Part
Retract Mech
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
CL
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

WHEN F/O ATTEMPED TO RETRACT GEAR, HANDLE WOULD NOT COME UP PAST NEUTRAL POSITION. PERFORMED CHECKLIST, AT FLAPS 2 WARNING HORN DID NOT SOUND. PULLED GEAR OVERRIDE TRIGGER IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHECK LIST. WITH GEAR HANDLE UP, BOTH YELLOW GEAR WARNING LIGHTS AND BOTH RED GEAR WARNING LIGHT PLUS DOOR LIGHT WERE ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED LANDING GEAR LIGHT CHECK LIST AND LOWERED LANDING GEAR. LANDED OK. REMOVED AND REPLACED LANDING GEAR ACCESSORY UNIT, NO HELP. CHECKED LEVER TACH SOLENOID. CLEANED AIR/GND SENSOR FOR PRECAUTION. PERFORMED GEAR SWING, OPS CHECK GOOD PER MM 32-61.

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