Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
July 1, 2009
Submitted
July 2, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N332AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23384
Part
Actuator
Part number
69355005
Part serial
DA3385
Condition
Bypassing
Location
Rt Mlg Uplock
Part time
74,461 hours, 53,959 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
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 APPROACH TO SMF CREW ADVISED TOWER, RECEIVED A RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ON GEAR EXTENSION. CREW ACCOMPLISHED TWO TOWER FLY-BYS WITH TOWER CONFIRMING GEAR WAS DOWN. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS CALLED OUT AS A PRECAUTION. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND UPON REACHING THE GATE, THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. CREW ADVISED THAT NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR UPLOCK ACTUATOR BY-PASSING. REMOVED AND REPLACED ACTUATOR IN ASSOCIATION WITH R4M32010. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. CYCLED GEAR. NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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