Service difficulty report · Downlock Sensor · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
April 17, 2000
Submitted
June 8, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N263AU
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft serial
22869
Part
Downlock Sensor
Part number
189929
Condition
Out Of Adj
Location
Rt Mlg Ww
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ORD - FLT 2287 - ON APPROACH INTO ORD, WITH THE LANDING GEAR LOWERED, ALL THREE GEAR GREEN LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. SUDDENLY, THE RIGHT MAIN LANIDNG GEAR RED LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CAPTAIN ACCOMPLISHED CHECKLIST AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. AS A PRECAUTION, CAPTAIN REQUESTED THE EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT BE CALLED OUT. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED THE RIGHT MLG DOWNLOCK SENSOR PER MM 32-61-31. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)