SDR EIAA980229

Service difficulty report · Door · Boeing 747273C

Difficulty date
July 16, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N470EV
Make and model
Boeing 747273C
Aircraft serial
20653
Part
Door
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
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

KWRI - AFTER TAKEOFF AT ETAR, RIGHT WING LANDING GEAR DOOR FAILED TO OPEN, GEAR REMAINED DOWN AND LOCKED. REPEATED GEAR RETRACTION, NO HELP. DURING PREP TO RETURN TO ETAR, WITH GEAR HANDLE IN THE 'OFF' POSITION RIGHT BODY GEAR DOOR 'OPEN' LIGHT CAME ON. MOVED GEAR HANDLE TO THE 'UP' POSITION. RIGHT BODY GEAR DOOR LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED, RIGHT WING GEAR DOOR OPEN AND GEAR RETRACTED. DOOR CLOSED. (M)