Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 737210C

Difficulty date
December 9, 2009
Submitted
December 14, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N834AL
Make and model
Boeing 737210C
Aircraft serial
20917
Aircraft time
64,721 hours, 58,410 cycles
Part
Connector
Part number
BACC45FT18A14P
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF THE CREW ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO THE UP POSITION. HANDLE FAILED TO MOVE ALL THE WAY TO THE UP POSITION. THE CREW FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURES AND CONTINUED TO DESTINATION AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX FOUND THE CONNECTOR (D4574P) FOR THE LANDING GEAR SAFETY SWITCH DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED IT IAW THE STANDARD WDM 20-61-11. AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, THE LANDING GEAR SAFETY SWITCH WAS ALSO FOUND TO HAVE HIGH RESISTANCE AND WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 32-09-200. THE LANDING GEAR WAS OPERATIONALLY CHECKED IAW AMM 32-32-0 AND 32-33-0 AND WAS FOUND SATISFACTORY. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.