Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
September 30, 2001
Submitted
November 6, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24560
Part
Sensor
Part number
189929
Condition
Out Of Adj
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L, A

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

What was found

ALB - FLT 977 - ON CLIMB-OUT FROM ALB, EN ROUTE TO PHL, CREW COULD NOT GET THE LANDING GEAR LEVER TO THE UP POSITION. QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK PROCEDURES WERE ACCOMPLISHED AND PULLING OVERRIDE TRIGGER BROUGHT THE GEAR UP. HOWEVER, WHEN THRUST LEVERS MOVED FORWARD OF THE VERTICAL POSITION AND THE FLAPS RETRACTED, THE TAKEOFF WARNING HORN SOUNDED CONTINUOUSLY. CREW FOLLOWED QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK PROCEDURES AND RETURNED TO FIELD AT ALB FOR FLYBY AND LANDING. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AIRSAFETY SENSOR OUT OF LIMITS WITH TARGET. ADJUSTED SENSOR PER MM. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)

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