Service difficulty report · Side Brace · Boeing 727222

Difficulty date
February 2, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7272U
Make and model
Boeing 727222
Aircraft serial
21419
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Side Brace
Part number
65242799
Condition
Fractured
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UPON EXITING THE RUNWAY AFTER LANDING, FLIGHT CREW NOTED AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION LIGHT. AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED ON TAXIWAY. RIGHT MAIN GEAR SIDE BRACE BROKE ON LANDING. *S/D* FOUND RIGHT HAND MLG SIDE BRACE CLEVIS ASSEMBLY FRACTURED AND SEPARATED FROM SIDE BRACE. REPLACED RIGHT HAND UPPER AND LOWER SIDE BRACE ASSEMBLIES. ALSO, REPLACED RIGHT HAND MLG DRAG STRUT DUE TO SCRATCH. ACCOMPLISHED HIGH DRAG/SIDE LOAD CHECK OF AIRCRAFT. CHECKED GEAR ACTUATOR AND SURROUNDING AREA FOR DAMAGE. IN ADDITION, REPLACED LEFT HAND LOWER SIDE BRACE FOR ENGINEERING ANALYSIS. ACCOMPLISHED RETRACT TEST OF LEFT AND RIGHT HAND MAIN LANDING GEARS.