Service difficulty report · Uplock Actuator · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date
October 13, 2010
Submitted
October 14, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N302AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial
24009
Part
Uplock Actuator
Part number
65448105
Part serial
5514
Condition
Faulty
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
51,698 hours, 34,083 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

PHX - ON CLIMB OUT FROM PHX, CREW REPORTED A RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR RED LIGHT AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. CREW FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURES AND AFTER RECYCLING THE GEAR TO THE UP POSITION, RECEIVED NORMAL GEAR INDICATION. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT PHX AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR UPLOCK ACTUATOR PER MM 32-32-41. OPERATIONAL CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. ALSO, PERFORMED ELECTRICAL CHECK OF RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR UPLOCK SENSOR. RESISTANCE CHECK GOOD PER MM 32-61-00-101. ADJUSTED SENSOR PER MM 32-61-21. PERFORMED SATISFACTORY GEAR SWING. NO FAULTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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