Service difficulty report · Uplock Actuator · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
April 4, 2009
Submitted
April 6, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N450UW
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24933
Part
Uplock Actuator
Part number
65448106
Part serial
2467
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
49,012 hours, 32,795 cycles
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

ON CLIMBOUT FROM CLT AND UPON GEAR RETRACTION, CREW RECEIVED A LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR RED LIGHT WITH HANDLE IN UP POSITION. UPON MOVING HANDLE TO OFF POSITION, BOTH THE RED AND GREEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. CREW FOLLOWED QRH, EXTENDED GEAR AND RECEIVED NORMAL GEAR DOWN INDICATIONS. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT CLT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE CONFIRMED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED TO UPLOCK. REMOVED AND REPLACED UPLOCK ACTUATOR PER MM 32-32-41 AND UPLOCK DOWNLINE RESTRICTOR. EXTENSION AND RETRACTION CHECK GOOD PER MM 32-32-00. NO LEAKS NOTED.

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