What was found
(CAN) DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE LEFT HAND MLG UPLOCK FITTINGIN THE FORWARD RADIUS. NDT CONFIRMED THE CRACK. FITTING WAS REPLACED AND GEAR RETRACTIONS CARRIED OUT.
- Difficulty date
- October 16, 2004
- Submitted
- March 3, 2005
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Boeing 727227
- Aircraft time
- 59,799 hours
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D9A
- System (JASC)
- 3260 · Landing Gear Position and Warning
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- 65244809
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Mlg Uplock
- Part time
- 60,571 hours, 41,672 cycles
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
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