Service difficulty report · Retract Mech · Boeing 747123

Difficulty date
September 17, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N858FT
Make and model
Boeing 747123
Aircraft serial
20109
Part
Retract Mech
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A, J

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

What was found

AFTER SUCCESSFUL LANDING GEAR RETRACTION, BOTH LT AND RT WING LANDING GEAR CAME OUT OF THE WHEEL WELLS. BOTH GEAR FULLY LOCKED IN THE DOWN POSITION AND BOTH DOORS REMAINED OPEN, RETURNED TO HKG. CHECKED RIGGING AND CABLE TENSIONS OF WING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE, WING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE QUADRANT, WING GEAR DOOR OPERATED SEQUENCE VALVE ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION ELECTRIC MOTORS AND CABLES. ALL CHECKS FOUND SATISFACTORY WITHIN MAINTENANCE MANUAL LIMITS. ACCOMPLISHED GEAR SWING, COULD NOT DUPLICATE CONDITION AND AIRCRAFT RELEASED.