Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 7372B7

Difficulty date
March 26, 2001
Submitted
April 23, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N285AU
Make and model
Boeing 7372B7
Aircraft serial
23132
Part
Sensor
Part number
189929
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
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

FLL - FLT 2992 - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM FLL, THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AS GEAR LEVER WOULD NOT MOVE PAST NEUTRAL. GEAR WARNING HORN AND AIR-GROUND SENSOR ALARMS SOUNDED AS CREW RETRACTED FLAPS PER QUICK REF HANDBOOK PROCEDURES. CREW WOULD NOT ISOLATE PROBLEM. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT FLL AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. AIRCRAFT WAS MAINTENANCE FERRIED TO TPA WHERE MAINTENANCE JACKED AIRCRAFT AND CYCLED GEAR NORMALLY SEVERAL TIMES. INSPECTED LANDING GEAR SAFETY SWITCHES AND FOUND AIR SAFETY SENSOR GAP EXCESSIVE. ADJUSTED LANDING GEAR SAFETY SENSOR AND TESTED OK PER MM 32-09-200. (M)

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