Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
January 29, 2014
Submitted
January 30, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N421US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23988
Aircraft time
63,576 hours, 42,492 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Main
Stage of operation
CL
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

LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT, FLIGHT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. TROUBLESHOT, CHECKED SENSOR LINKAGE FOR GROUND SPOILER AND LINKAGE FOR GROUND SPOILER SHUTOFF VALVE WITH NO DEFECT NOTED. GEAR SWUNG THREE TIMES, PRODUCED NO DEFECTS AS NOTED. THIS WAS A REPOSITION FLIGHT OUT OF MAINTENANCE.