Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 727259

Difficulty date
December 3, 2000
Submitted
February 1, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N203AV
Make and model
Boeing 727259
Aircraft serial
22474
Part
Actuator
Part number
65178197
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON FAE - FLT 700 - MGGT-KMCO, AFTER TAKEOFF, THE LMLG DID NOT RETRACT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO TO MGGT. ON GROUND MAINTENANCE, FOUND LEFT MLG UPLOCK ACTUATORS UPPER ATTACH POINT BROKEN. AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO KMIA WITH BOTH MLG DOWN LOCKED AND SAFETIED. IN KMIA MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT MLG UPLOCK ACTUATOR AND OPS CHECKED IAW 32-32-61. AIRCRAFT RELEASED INTO SERVICE. (M)