Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
December 25, 2002
Submitted
January 17, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N449US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24893
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg & Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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 362 - TOWER IN PHL INSTRUCTED CREW TO ACCOMPLISH A GO-AROUND DUE TO AN AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY. WHILE ACCOMPLISHING GO-AROUND, CREW RAISED THE GEAR AND ALL GEAR INDICATION LIGHTS WERE OUT. WHEN THE GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED TO OFF, THE GEAR STARTED TO LOWER WITH BOTH RED AND GREEN LIGHTS ILLUMINATING. GEAR WAS THEN SELECTED DOWN AND THE RED LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED AND THE GREEN LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. GEAR HANDLE WAS NOT MOVED FROM THIS POSITION AS THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE JACKED AIRCRAFT AND CYCLED LANDING GEAR SEVERAL TIMES. EXTENSION AND RETRACTION OF GEAR OPERATIONALLY CHECKED NORMAL. (M)

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