Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
June 5, 2002
Submitted
June 18, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23878
Part
Sensor
Part number
188915
Condition
Cut
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET, CAPTAIN ATTEMPTED TO RAISE THE LANDING GEAR BUT THE GEAR HANDLE FAILED TO RETRACT. CAPTAIN ATTEMPTED TO RAISE THE LANDING GEAR BUT THE GEAR HANDLE FAILED TO RETRACT. CAPTAIN CONTINUED FLIGHT TO 5,000 FEET AND STILL WAS UNABLE TO RETRACT THE GEAR. DECISION WAS MADE TO RETURN TO FIELD, WHERE THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED, REPLACED AND ADJUSTED THE S106 AIR SAFETY SENSOR. ACCOMPLISHED GEAR SWING. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. ACCOMPLISHED TEST HOP FOR LANDING GEAR. TEST HOP CHECKS NORMAL.