SDR S02832022

Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Boeing 737800*

Difficulty date
June 5, 2002
Submitted
September 4, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 737800*
Aircraft serial
30173
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B26US
Part
Landing Gear
Location
Rh Main Gear
Component
Retract Actuator
Component part number
273A21012
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
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

B18612 DRG APPR RH GEAR READ LT ILLUM. WHILE L/G HANDLE DOWN. GND CK FND RH L/G COULD NOT FULL DOWN AND LOCKED. RECYCLING L/G HANDLE SUSPECTED RH L/G RET ACT INTERNAL LEAKS. BENCH CH RH RET ACT CONFIRMED INTERNAL. LEAKAGE OVER LIMIT. PER MM 32-32-11 RPLD RET ACT. PER MM 32-33-00 MAIN GR EXT & RET TESTED NML.C/A:1.PER CMM 32-32-37 INTERNAL LEAKAGE TEST. RECYCLING THE INTERNAL LEAKAGE TEST FND LEAKS OCCURRED DRG EXT & NO LEAKS FOR RET. 2. THE ROOT CAUSE IS AN ONE-WAY LEAKAGE UNDER EXT, WHICH SUGGESTS AN INTERIOR VALVE/SEAL FAILURE. 3.THIS FIRST OCCURRENCE IS AN ISOLATED CASE, AND THE ACT RELIABILITY IS COVERED BY AMP 32-215-01/-02 OF F2 CK FOR MLG EXT SYS. 4.THE WARRANTY REMEDY WAS CLAIMED.

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