Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 7372X6C

Difficulty date
September 19, 2007
Submitted
September 21, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N840AL
Make and model
Boeing 7372X6C
Aircraft serial
23124
Aircraft time
57,698 hours, 50,911 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
189915
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
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

NON-ETOPS FLIGHT 913 HNL-LIH, ON APPROACH TO LIH, THE CREW PLACED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO THE DOWN POSITION AND NOTED THAT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR INDICATION FAILED TO SHOW DOWN AND LOCKED. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ELECTED TO RETURN TO HNL. ON APPROACH TO HNL, WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED AGAIN, ALL THREE LANDING GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED. THE CREW LANDED IN HNL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED THE LEFT DOWN LOCK SENSOR PER AMM 32-61-31 AND COMPLETED A LANDING GEAR SWING TEST WITH ALL CHECKS SATISFACTORY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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