Service difficulty report · Uplock Sensor · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
December 9, 2011
Submitted
December 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N456UW
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
25020
Aircraft time
55,831 hours, 36,921 cycles
Part
Uplock Sensor
Part number
189929
Condition
Faulty
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

AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW REPORTED THE RIGHT MLG RED LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED QRH ACTIONS - WITH GEAR IN DOWN POSITION, ALL 3 GEAR LIGHTED WITH NORMAL INDICATION. CONCURING WITH DISPATCHER, FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT PHL AND LANDED NORMAL PROCEDURES AND WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. LANDING WEIGHT 120,000. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT MLG UPLOCK POSITION SENSOR. LANDING GEAR RETRACTION AND EXTENSION OPS CHECKED GOOD PER AMM 32-61-21, 32-32-00-715-001.

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