Service difficulty report · Uplock Sensor · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
November 6, 2001
Submitted
December 5, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N531AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
24478
Part
Uplock Sensor
Condition
Failed
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

CLT - FLT 217 - ON CLIMB-OUT FROM CLT, EN ROUTE TO ATL, CREW RECEIVED A LEFT MLG RED LIGHT AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. CREW ACCOMPLISHED, QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK PROCEDURES AND RECYCLED THE GEAR. WHEN GEAR WAS CYCLED DOWN, CREW RECEIVED THREE GREEN GEAR LIGHTS BUT WHEN GEAR WAS RAISED, THEY RECEIVED THE LEFT MLG RED LIGHT AGAIN. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT CLT. CREW RECEIVED THREE GREEN GEAR LIGHTS ON GEAR EXTENSION AND THE FLIGHT LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT MLG UPLOCK PROXIMITY SENSOR. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. (M)

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