Service difficulty report · Rod · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
August 7, 2007
Submitted
August 9, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N898AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22014
Aircraft time
58,852 hours, 33,182 cycles
Part
Rod
Part number
69499175
Condition
Broken
Location
Downlock Sensor
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 723 FROM ROC TO TOL, AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN GEAR WAS RAISED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR GREEN AND RED INDICATIONS LIGHTS REMAINED ON, SECONDARY RIGHT MAIN GEAR LIGHT ON FO'S PANEL REMAINED ON. ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL WITH GEAR DOWN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ROC AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK SENSOR ROD WAS BROKEN. ROD WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED, OPS CHECKED GOOD AND NO FURTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.