Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
April 17, 2007
Submitted
April 24, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N501US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
23190
Aircraft time
70,972 hours, 29,524 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg Selector
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON CLIMB-OUT PASSING FL 250 AT APPROXIMATELY 290 KNOTS, UNCOMMANDED GEAR EXTENSION OCCURRED WITH THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE OFF POSITION. GEAR GREEN (NOSE, LEFT, RIGHT) AND DOORS AND GEAR AMBER LIGHTS ILLUMINATED UNTIL GEAR HANDLE WAS PUT IN DOWN POSITION THEN GEAR LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. CREW RETURNED TO SFO AND ATC DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING WAS MADE AND THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO SEA FOR MAINTENANCE, FOUND SWITCH S10191 BAD, REPLACED SWITCH. REPLACED RELAYS K10369 AND K10370. FOUND ELECTRICAL SHORT ON WIRE W2516-1025-20 AND SHORT IN CONNECTOR D403700P. REPLACED CONNECTOR. JACKED AIRCRAFT AND SWUNG GEAR, OPS CHECKED NORMAL PER AMM 32-32-00 PAGE 501. AIRCRAFT OK