Service difficulty report · Uplock Sensor · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
April 23, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N444US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24862
Part
Uplock Sensor
Part number
189929
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

BWI - FLT 202 - AFTER GEAR RETRACTED, RT MLG RED LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITH GEAR HANDLE IN UP OR OFF POSITION. RECYCLED GEAR. PROBLEM CONTINUED. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS NORMAL. FLT CONTINUED,LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. LIGHT FLICKERED DURING FLIGHT. MX PINNED MAIN AND NOSE GEAR, SLUGGED GEAR PROX SENSORS, AND INSPECTED GEAR AREA. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT GEAR UP AND LOCK SWITCH CARD M982 (PN 8-060-02) AND MAIN GEAR RED LIGHT CARD M986 (P/N 65-58250-29) IN THE LANDING GEAR LOGIC SHELF. RECHECKED PROX SENSORS. ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. NEXT FLT HAD SAME PROBLEM. T/S SYSTEM, FOUND RT MLG UPLOCK SENSOR GAP OUT OF LIMITS. READJUSTED UPLOCK SENSOR GAP PER MM 32-61-21. OPS CHKD GOOD.(X)

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