Service difficulty report · Crank Assy · Boeing 7272S2F

Difficulty date
March 7, 2007
Submitted
March 7, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N208FE
Make and model
Boeing 7272S2F
Aircraft serial
22930
Aircraft time
31,511 hours, 18,299 cycles
Part
Crank Assy
Part number
65179974
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Main Gear
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

RED RIGHT GEAR DOOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITH LANDING GEAR HANDLE IN UP POSITION. RAN GEAR UNSAFE AND/ON DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED-GEAR HANDLE-UP, BOTH RED LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. PLACED GEAR HANDLE DOWN AND ACHIEVED ALL GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED IN THE GREEN. LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT MEM. FOUND VALVE ACTUATING CRANK BROKE ON RT MAIN GEAR DOOR SEQUENCE VALVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE VALVE ACTUATING CRANK IN REF TO 727-200 AMM 32-32-021-4. PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS, SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY, A/C IS OK FOR CONTINUE SERVICE.

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