Service difficulty report · Torque Tube · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
June 16, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft time
69,918 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Torque Tube
Part number
652692124
Condition
Sheared
Location
Mlg
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

ON APPROACH, CREW SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND DID NOT GET CONFIRMATION (GREEN) INDICATION OF THE RT MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. CREW PROCEEDED TO PERFORM THE ALTERNATE EXTENSION PROCEDURE AND WERE SUCCESSFUL IN ACQUIRING THE `DOWN AND LOCKED` INDICATION. MX DISCOVERED THE RT DOWN LOCK TORQUE TUBE SHEARED NEAR THE UNIVERSAL JOINT. THE TORQUE TUBE WAS REPLACED, NO FURTHER DISCREPANCYS WERE IDENTIFIED, AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.