Service difficulty report · Door · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
January 28, 2011
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft time
69,192 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Door
Part number
1U1085
Condition
Faulty
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

(CAN) CREW REPORTED AFTER T/O WITH GEAR HANDLE SELECTED UP THE RIGHT GEAR DOOR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON BOTH F/O`S AND S/O`S PANELS. AFTER RE-CYCLING THE GEAR 3 TIMES THE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CREW RETURNED AND DURING THE APPROACH A BUFFET WAS FELT AND AIR NOISE WAS HEARD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED ON JACKS FOR GEAR SWINGS TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE AND MAINTENANCE WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE, WITH THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE OFF POSITION THE DOOR DROPPED OUT. THEY FOUND THE MAIN GEAR SEQUENCE VALVE AT FAULT WHICH WAS REPLACED, AND GEAR SWINGS CARRIED OUT AND CHECKED SERVICEABLE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE. (TC# 20110201001)