Service difficulty report · Downlock Sensor · Boeing 7373H4

Difficulty date
May 5, 2012
Submitted
February 28, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N374SW
Make and model
Boeing 7373H4
Aircraft serial
26582
Aircraft time
61,222 hours, 51,290 cycles
Part
Downlock Sensor
Part number
6554791
Condition
Faulty
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIR TURNBACK -- AFTER T/O WITH FLAPS UP WHEN LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS PLACED TO "OFF" POSITION THE RED UNSAFE LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY GREEN RIGHT GEAR LIGHT ON. ALL HYD PRESSURES AND QUANTITY WERE NORMAL. FOLLOWING QRH WITH GEAR HANDLE IN UP POSITION RIGHT GEAR RETRACTED AND ALL LIGHTS OFF. LANDING WAS NORMAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOWNLOCK SENSOR NR 73 AND PERFORMED LANDING GEAR WARNING SYSTEM TEST IAW M/M.

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