Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
October 19, 2002
Submitted
November 27, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N574US
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23739
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg & Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

DTW - FLT 1904 - IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING AT DTW FROM PHL, AT APPROXIMATELY 1,500 FEET, CREW RECEIVED AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION WITH THREE RED AND THREE GREEN GEAR LIGHTS ILLUMINATING. CREW INITIATED A GO-AROUND AND RESET THE GEAR SELECTOR HANDLE DOWN. A NORMAL GEAR INDICATION OF THREE GREEN GEAR LIGHTS WAS RECEIVED. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE PINNED THE GEAR AND CHECKED OPERATION OF THE LANDING GEAR LEVER MECHANISM. OPERATION OF LANDING GEAR LEER MECHANISM CHECKS GOOD. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. REMOVED GEAR PINS. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)