Service difficulty report · Uplock Sensor · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
May 1, 2001
Submitted
June 4, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N385US
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
22958
Part
Uplock Sensor
Part number
189929
Condition
Faulty
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IAH - FLT 1620 - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM IAH, WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS RAISED, CREW RECEIVED TWO GREEN LIGHTS AND A LEFT MLG RED LIGHT. AN UNUSUAL RUMBLE WAS ALSO NOTICED WHILE GEAR WAS BEING RETRACTED. CREW RECYCLED GEAR AND GOT THREE GREEN LIGHTS WHEN GEAR WAS DOWN BUT AGAIN RECEIVED TWO GREEN LIGHTS AND A LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR RED LIGHT WHEN THE GEAR WAS RAISED. CREW LOWERED GEAR AGAIN AND GOT THREE GREEN LIGHTS AND DECIDED TO RETURN TO FIELD AT IAH. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BAD GROUND ON THE LEFT MLG UPLOCK SENSOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED UPLOCK SENSOR AND ACCOMPLISHED GEAR SWING. SYSTEM CHECKS NORMAL PER MM 32-61-21. (

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