Service difficulty report · Selector · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
June 18, 2009
Submitted
June 19, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N915FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Aircraft serial
269
Aircraft time
23,676 hours, 27,112 cycles
Part
Selector
Part number
F96GA0102
Part serial
163
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mlg
Part time
23,599 hours, 29,948 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
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, THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. THE PILOT DECIDED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE. MAINT DETERMINED THAT A UPLOCK WAS OUT OF SEQUENCE. UPLOCK WAS RECYCLED AND ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. ACFT BLOCKED OUT FOR A SECOND TIME. AFTER TAKEOFF, LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT FOR THE SECOND TIME. PILOT RETURNED THE ACFT TO DEPARTURE. ACFT WAS THEN TAKEN FOR A GEAR RETRACTION AND TROUBLESHOOTING. MX FOUND A BAD LANDING GEAR SELECTOR. THE SELECTOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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