Service difficulty report · Relay · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
November 20, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N505AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23380
Part
Relay
Part number
BR9AXH5V3
Condition
Shorted
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
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 - FL 1702- ON T/O, RED N/G UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ON T/O, GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT RETRACT TO UP POS, ONLY TO OFF. PLACED GEAR HANDLE BACK TO DOWN POS AND INSTEAD OF GETTING DOWN AND LOCKED GREEN LIGHTS, GOT RED N/G AND RT MAIN UNSAFE LIGHTS. CREW CYCLED GEAR AGAIN TO DOWN POS AND OFF POS AND RECEIVED NO LIGHTS AT ALL. CAPT DECIDED TO RETURN TO FIELD AT CLT. CREW DID A FLYBY AND VERIFIED GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED BY LOOKING THRU VIEWPORTS. NO EMERG WAS DECLARED AND THE FLT LANDED W/O INCIDENT. MX FOUND THE R374 RELAY SHORTED IN THE L/G LOGIC SHELF E11. REPLACED SAME. JACKED A/C AND SWUNG GEAR. ALL IND NORMAL. (M)

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