Service difficulty report · Downlock Sensor · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
July 12, 2009
Submitted
July 14, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N332AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23384
Part
Downlock Sensor
Part number
189929
Condition
Out Of Limits
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PHX - AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, CREW REPORTED THE RT MLG GREEN LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT PHX AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RT MLG DOWNLOCK SENSOR S73 WITH HIGH RESISTANCE. REMOVED AND REPLACED S73 SENSOR PER AMM 32-161-31-004-001. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. ALSO, REPLACED BAD SPLICE AT SPLICE POINT OF S73 DOWNLOCK SENSOR.

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