Service difficulty report · Uplock Actuator · Boeing 7373Y0

Difficulty date
August 5, 2009
Submitted
August 7, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N334AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373Y0
Aircraft serial
23748
Part
Uplock Actuator
Part number
65448105
Part serial
3748
Condition
Faulty
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
42,781 hours, 37,189 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

ONT - ON CLIMBOUT FROM ONT, EN ROUTE TO PHX PASSING 10,000 FEET, CREW REPORTED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR RED LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN GEAR HANDLE WAS RAISED TO UP POSITION, THE RED LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. WHEN GEAR HANDLE WAS RETURNED TO OFF POSITION, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR EXTENDED WITH GREEN LIGHT ILLUMINATING. HANDLE WAS RAISED BACK TO UP, GEAR RAISED WITH RED LIGHT. WHEN GEAR HANDLE WAS PUT IN DOWN POSITION, ALL THREE GEAR LOWERED WITH NORMAL GEAR INDICATION OF GREEN. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT ONT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR UPLOCK ACTUATOR. ALSO, REMOVED AND REPLACED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TRANSFER CYLINDER. REF MM 32-32-71-4.

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