Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
January 18, 2001
Submitted
March 2, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N337US
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23235
Part
Wire
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Selector Lever
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PIT - FLT 276 - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM AVP, EN ROUTE TO PIT, THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE BEYOND THE OFF POSITION. CREW FOLLOWED QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK PROCEDURES. LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS MOVED TO THE DOWN POSITION, FLAPS WERE RETRACTED AND THE GEAR OVERRIDE TRIGGER WAS PULLED. LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS MOVED TO THE UP AND OFF POSITION AND THE GEAR RETRACTED. FLIGHT CONTINUED ONTO PIT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR LEVER LATCH SOLENOID (P/N A420-060283-05) PER MM 32-31-31 WITH NO HELP. FOUND GROUND WIRE FOR LANDING GEAR LEVER LATCH SOLENOID AT AIR SENSING SWITCH S-1 OFF OF PIN. RECONNECTED SOCKET. CHECKED OPERATION OF LATCH SOLENOID PER MM 32