Service difficulty report · Door · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
April 16, 2010
Submitted
April 21, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N89427
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21365
Aircraft time
64,344 hours, 42,107 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
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

FLT 735 FROM MMY TO TOL ON VISUAL APPROACH INTO TOLEDO UPON SELECTING GEAR DOWN THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR CAME DOWN NORMALLY, BUT THE NOSE GEAR REMAINED IN THE WELL WITH NO DOOR LIGHT. THE GEAR UNSAFE CHECKLIST WAS PERFORMED. AFTER APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE THE NLG CAME DOWN ON ITS OWN. THE ENGINEER VISUALLY CHECKED THE VIEWING PORT TO ASCERTAIN THAT IT WAS INDEED DOWN AND LOCKED. THE AIRPORT EQUIPMENT WAS ASKED TO STAND BY IN THE OFF CHANCE THAT THE NOSE GEAR MIGHT CAUSE PROBLEMS. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED NOTING THAT THE NLG DOOR HAD EXTENSIVE TENSION. PERFORMED ADJUSTMENT OF NLG DOOR AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.