20031010026709I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 727-31 · Ketchikan, AK · October 10, 2003

Date
October 10, 2003 · 15:20 local
Place
Ketchikan, AK
Airport
Ketchikan International
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
C7WA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N220NE
Reported as
Boeing 72731
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot reported normal flight through touchdown. After braking at 60 knots an intermittent gear warning horn was heard lasting 2-3 seconds. Continued to the end of the runway with no other abnormal indications. During the 180 degree turn from the runway to the parallel taxiway the crew again heard the gear warning horn and also observed the red gear unsafe warning light intermittently. PIC decided to continued taxi to parking due to the lack of any place to turn off of taxiway, and the fact that taxiway is on a considerable down slope. When applying brakes during taxi and parking the PIC observed a slight pusating of the right brake pedal. On post flight walk around crew observed the right main gear side strut had failed and was hanging down which prevented the inboard gear down from closing completely. No other damage was observed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REPORTED NORMAL FLIGHT THROUGH TOUCHDOWN. AFTER BRAKING AT 60 KNOTS AN INTERMITTENT GEAR WARNING HORN WAS HEARD LASTING 2-3 SECONDS. CONTINUED TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY WITH NO OTHER ABNORMAL INDICATIONS. DURING THE 180 DEGREE TURN FROM THE RUNWAY TO THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY THE CREW AGAIN HEARD THE GEAR WARNING HORN AND ALSO OBSERVED THE RED GEAR UNSAFE WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY. PIC DECIDED TO CONTINUED TAXI TO PARKING DUE TO THE LACK OF ANY PLACE TO TURN OFF OF TAXIWAY, AND THE FACT THAT TAXIWAY IS ON A CONSIDERABLE DOWN SLOPE. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES DURING TAXI AND PARKING THE PIC OBSERVED A SLIGHT PUSATING OF THE RIGHT BRAKE PEDAL. ON POST FLIGHT WALK AROUND CREW OBSERVED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR SIDE STRUT HAD FAILED AND WAS HANGING DOWN WHICH PREVENTED THE INBOARD GEAR DOWN FROM CLOSING COMPLETELY. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED.