Service difficulty report · Uplock Sensor · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
September 14, 2002
Submitted
September 24, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N515AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23701
Part
Uplock Sensor
Part number
189929
Condition
Faulty
Location
Rt 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

ON CLIMB OUT, ENROUTE, CREW RECEIVED A RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR RED UNSAFE LIGHT AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. CREW FOLLOWED QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK PROCEDURES AND CYCLED THE GEAR. THEY RECEIVED THREE GEAR GREEN LIGHTS WHEN EXTENDING GEAR BUT RECEIVED RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR RED UNSAFE LIGHT AGAIN AFTER RETRACTING THE GEAR. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AND LANDED AND TAXIED TO GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM AND REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR UPLOCK SENSOR, OPERATIONAL TEST SATISFACTORY.

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