Service difficulty report · Rod · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
November 22, 2006
Submitted
November 27, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N815EA
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
22552
Aircraft time
53,933 hours, 33,406 cycles
Part
Rod
Part number
69157472
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Mlg Downlock
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

FLT 713 FROM BOS TO ROC, AFTER TAKEOFF AND CLIMBING, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR LIGHT REMAINED ON. CYCLED THE GEAR AND THE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT IN BOS. ON POST FLIGHT INSP NOTED THAT THE RIGHT MLG SIDE STRUT DOWN LOCK ROD WAS BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT MLG SIDE STRUT DOWN LOCK ROD, PERFORMED GEAR SWING AND OPS CHECKS NORMAL. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.