Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Boeing 7372B7

Difficulty date
April 29, 2001
Submitted
June 28, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N288AU
Make and model
Boeing 7372B7
Aircraft serial
23135
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg & 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

TPA - FLT 2714 - ON CLIMB-OUT FROM TPA, THE RT MLG RED LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW CYCLED GEAR. WITH GEAR HANDLE UP, BOTH MLG RED LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. WITH GEAR HANDLE IN OFF, THE LT MLG CAME DOWN AND WENT GREEN WHILE NLG AND RT MLG STAYED OFF. WITH GEAR HANDLE IN DOWN POSITION, ALL THREE GEAR INDICATIONS WERE GREEN. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED MLG EXTENSION AND RETRACTION TEST. CYCLED GEAR REPEATEDLY. COMPLETELY LUBED LT AND RT MLG. ALSO, FOUND RT MLG RED INDICATION ON P2-3 PANEL JAMMED IN SOCKET. REMOVED AND REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY. CYCLED ALL GEAR AGAIN. OPS CHECK NORMAL. (M)

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