Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
December 31, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N439US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24781
Part
Sensor
Part number
189929
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CLT - FL1507 - FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT CLT FOR A CONFIGURATION WARNING HORN SOUNDING. CREW RECYCLED THE FLAPS, BUT HORN CONTINUED TO SOUND. WITH THE GEAR STILL DOWN AND UNABLE TO RETRACT, THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT CLT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BENT END OF THE AIR/GROUND SPOILER INTERLOCK CABLE. REPLACED BENT END OF CABLE AND PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL CHECK PER MM 27-62-51. FURTHERMORE, THREE MORE EVENTS OCCURRED OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE ONCE AIRBORNE. MAINTENANCE JACKED THE AIRCRAFT AND CHECKED THE RIGGING OF THE AIR/GROUND SENSING SAFETY SENSOR. ADJUSTED SENSOR PER MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)

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