Service difficulty report · Socket · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
April 20, 2011
Submitted
April 27, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N506UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24627
Aircraft time
67,335 hours, 25,332 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Socket
Part number
A85151
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ALL 3 GEAR UNSAFE LIGHTS ARE INOP FROM RESPECTIVE TEST SWITCHES. REPLACED NOSE AND RT WW LAMPS, OPS GOOD. LT SOCKET WAS FULL OF CORROSION, CLEANED OUT SOCKET AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND CLEANED. WITH CONTACT CLEANED AND REPLACED LAMP, NO HELP. NEED TO REPLACE SOCKET. LOWERED GEAR DOORS, CLEAN LAMP SOCKET, RAISED DOORS TWICE AND ALL DOOR WARNING (RED) LITES WORKED GOOD.