SDR S01232034

Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Boeing 747209B

Difficulty date
October 20, 2001
Submitted
January 28, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 747209B
Aircraft serial
22446
Engine
Pwa JT9D7Q
Part
Landing Gear
Part number
65B4750869
Part serial
000713
Location
Alt
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

B18753 AFT ALL LDG RETRACTED & DOORS CLOSED, FWD INST PNL GEAR & DOOR OPEN RED LITE KEPT ILLUM WITH GEAR LEVER IN UP OR OFF POS. ALL DOORS WERE CONFIRMED CLOSED.C/A:1.BOTH PRI & ALT LDG LOG CONT MODULES, NLG LOCK SNSR S397, & PROX SNSR S396 WERE RPLC, THUS FIXED THE GEAR SQK, BUT DOOR OPEN XFR TO D/D, AND THE WIRING BETWEEN SNSR & LOGIC CONT MODULES IS CONFIRMED NORMAL. 2.THE D/D WAS CLEARED AFT THE CONT MODULE RPLC. SINCE THE F/E INDICATION WAS ALWAYS NORMAL. HENCE, THE MODULE IS DETERMINED AS THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE SQK. 3.THE ROMAIC & MHS DATA SHOW THAT THE CONT MODULE HAS HIGH TSO AROUND 27000 FH MINIMUM, AND LOW REMOVAL REATE OF 9 UNITS REMOVED DURING 11 YEARS, ADDITIONALLY, NO OTHER SQK OF THIS KIND IS RE