Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 7472F6B

Difficulty date
December 23, 2004
Submitted
January 18, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N534MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472F6B
Aircraft serial
21832
Engine
Ge CF650E2
Part
Switch
Condition
Dirty
Location
Rt Wing Gear
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF, WHEN GEAR RETRACTED, RED GEAR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. F/E PANEL RT WING DOOR OPEN LIGHT WAS ON, BOTH PRIMARY AND ALT POSITIONS. DID FHB CHAPTER 3, GEAR HANDLE UP, LIGHT WHEN OUT. GEAR HANDLE OFF, LIGHTS ON AGAIN. LT HANDLE UP. INSPECTED AND FOUND ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF DIRT AND GRIT IN RT WING GEAR ROLLER AND UPLOCK ROLLER INTERFACE. ALSO, FOUND DIRT AND GRIT AT DOOR INDICATOR MAG SWITCHES. CLEANED ALL AFFECTED AREAS AND CYCLED WING GEAR DOOR FOLLOW UP DOOR. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW MM. NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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