Service difficulty report · Uplock Sensor · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
December 25, 2000
Submitted
March 12, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N589US
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23934
Part
Uplock Sensor
Part number
189929
Condition
Faulty
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CLT - FLT 458 - DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM YYZ, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR RED LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. CREW EXTENDED AND RETRACTED GEAR TWICE. THE RED LIGHT EXTINGUISHED UPON GEAR EXTENSION BUT RE-ILLUMINATED WHEN GEAR HANDLE WAS UP AD GEAR RETRACTED. ALL OTHER LIGHTS WERE EXTINGUISHED. FLIGHT CONTINUED ON TO CLT WITH REDUCED SPEED AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED CHECK OF RIGHT GEAR INDICATION. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT MLG M986 PRINTED CIRCUIT CARD (P/N 65-58250-29). INDICATION TESTS NORMAL PER MM 32-61-21. UNFORTUNATELY, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR RED LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN THE FOLLOWING DAY.