Service difficulty report · Uplock Sensor · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
October 8, 2001
Submitted
November 6, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N351US
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23554
Part
Uplock Sensor
Part number
189929
Condition
Defective
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PHL - FLT 8959 - AFTER TAKEOFF AND GEAR RETRACTION FROM MCO, EN ROUTE TO PHL, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR RED UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED STEADY, THEN INTERMITTENTLY AND THEN EXTINGUISHED. CREW RECYCLED GEAR AND GEAR INDICATION WAS NORMAL. FLIGHT CONTINUED ONTO PHL AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR UPLOCK SENSOR DEFECTIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED SENSOR. OPS CHECK OF INDICATION SYSTEM NORMAL. (M)