Service difficulty report · Uplock Sensor · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
September 22, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N525AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23860
Part
Uplock Sensor
Part number
189929
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CR
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

DCA - FL932 - AFTER 20 MINUTES AT CRUISE ALTITUDE, THE LEFT GEAR UNSACE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. CREW REDUCED TO GEAR EXTENSION/RETRACTION SPEED AND CYCLED GEAR. NO VIBRATION WAS OBSERVED WITH THE LEFT GEAR COMING DOWN. LIGHT CONTINUED TO FLICKER WITH GEAR HANDLE IN UP POSITION AND STAYED ON CONTINUOUSLY APPROX 40 MINUTES INTO FLT. NORMAL INDICATIONS OCCURED WHEN GEAR WAS LOWERED WITH NO FURTHER UNSAFE INDICATIONS. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR UPLOCK SENSOR. CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES UP AND DOWN. ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. (M)

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