Service difficulty report · Spring · Boeing 737832

Difficulty date
January 1, 2005
Submitted
January 3, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3754A
Make and model
Boeing 737832
Aircraft serial
29626
Aircraft time
10,478 hours, 4,733 cycles
Part
Spring
Part number
161A61143
Condition
Missing
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LEFT MAIN GEAR DID NOT RETRACT, RED GEAR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITH GEAR IN OFF POSITION. BOTH GREEN GEAR DOWN INDICATIONS OVERHEAD AND MAIN CONSOLE WERE ILLUMINATED. FOUND ONE LT MLG UPLOCK SPRING MISSING. REPLACED BOTH SPRINGS. JACKED A/C AND PERFORMED GEAR RETRACTION PER MM, GEAR SWING OK.