General gear Question

[samer747]

Hello,

I have a general question about gear handle solenoid, when aircraft on ground mode gear solenoid not activated but once air mode solenoid activated and unlocked to move gear handle up, Do solenoid stay activated all the time during air mode?

Regards,
Sam

[boeing747430]

Hi Sam!

The solenoid stays activated as long as there is no ,, gear not tilted signal". During flight, you may move the gear lever on to "up" at any time, which ma become necessary when an "uplock" fails or a gear door does not stay shut.