Service difficulty report · Uplock Actuator · Boeing 7373S3

Difficulty date
April 29, 2009
Submitted
April 30, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N316AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373S3
Aircraft serial
23713
Part
Uplock Actuator
Part number
65448105
Part serial
9047
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
35,076 hours, 31,542 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 CLIMB OUT FROM PHX, EN ROUTE TO IAH, CREW REPORTED THAT BOTH THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR RED AND GREEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED (AFTER GEAR RETRACTION) WITH GEAR HANDLE IN OFF POSITION. CREW RESET THE PA6-2 CIRCUIT BREAKER PER THE QRH WITH NO HELP. FLYING PILOT, DUE TO YAW, THOUGHT GEAR WAS DOWN. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT PHX AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ON GEAR EXTENSION, CREW RECEIVED A NORMAL GEAR INDICATION OF THREE GREEN LIGHTS. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR UPLOCK ACTUATOR. CHECKED CONTINUITY OF UPLOCK SENSOR FROM D2596 TO S74. ALL VALUES WITHIN TOLERANCE. ALSO, FOUND UPLOCK SUPPORT SHAFT COLLAR MIS-INDEXED CAUSING INTERFERENCE. RE-ORIENTED AND SECURED. GEAR SWING AND GEAR INDICATION CHECKS GOOD.

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