Service difficulty report · Drag Brace Act · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
March 10, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N176DN
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
25061
Part
Drag Brace Act
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Mlg
Component
273T62006
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

AFTER TAKEOFF DURING GEAR RETRACTION, HAD GEAR DISAGREE WARNING AND GEAR DOORS CAUTION ON EICAS. UPON LOWERING GEAR FOR APPROACH, INITIALLY HAD DOWN AND 3 GREEN INDICATIONS THEN WENT TO RT MAIN UNSAFE INDICATION (NO GREEN) AND RT SIDE BRACE EICAS CAUTION WITH AMBER GEAR LIGHT. FOUND BOTH DOWN AND LOCKED SENSORS WITH EXCESSIVE GAP. ADJUSTED PER MM AND IND NORMAL. FOUND RT SIDE BRACE LOCK ACT. PISTON ROD SEPARATED INTERNALLY FROM PISTON. REPLACED THE RT SIDE BRACE AND DRAG BRACE ACTUATORS AND GEAR OPS AND INDICATION NORMAL ON RETRACTION CHECK. ETOPS CATEGORY 'B': DIVERSION OR TURNBACK.