Service difficulty report · Retract Cylinder · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
January 13, 2019
Submitted
January 17, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N491HA
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55175
Aircraft time
26,274 hours, 32,407 cycles
Part
Retract Cylinder
Part number
3914016555
Part serial
EFS37478
Condition
Defective
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
6,802 hours, 15,153 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

SUP - ATB LEFT GEAR INDICATION REMAINING RED WITH GEAR HANDLE UP. CHECKED LT MLG UP AND LATCHED PROX SENSOR PER AMM 32-61-00-820-804 CHECKED GOOD AND SENSOR READED CHECKED OK. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT MLG RETRACT CYLINDER PER AMM 32-33-01, LEAK AND OPS CK PENDING. REMOVED AND REPLACED MLG BUNGEE PER AMM 321-33-02. LEAK AND OPS CHECK PENDING OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD, OK FOR SERVICE. FOUND LOWER BRACE LINK FROZEN TO MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT. REMOVED LOWER BRACE LINK PER AMM 32-13-05-000-801. FOUND LOWER BRACE LINK GREASE PASSAGE CLOGGED. INSTALLED LT MLG LOWER BRACE LINK PER AMM 32-13-05 OPS AND LEAK OK, ALSO ACCOMPLISHED OPS AND LEAK CHECK OF MLG RETRACT CYLINDER PER AMM 32-33-01 ONLY OK FOR SERVICE.

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