Service difficulty report · Handle · Boeing 727228

Difficulty date
June 3, 2003
Submitted
June 6, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N727DH
Make and model
Boeing 727228
Aircraft serial
20204
Part
Handle
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF LANDING RETRACTION DID NOT INDICATE NORMALLY, ALL GREEN AND ALL RED LIGHTS ON FORWARD PANEL WERE ILLUMINATED. ON S/O PANEL TAIL SKID AND R GEAR DOOR LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED, L GEAR DOOR LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. FOUND HANDLE STIFF TO PULL OUT AND GO THROUGH OFF POSITION. LUBED HANDLE AND PERFORMED GEAR SWING PER B-727 M/M 32-32-0. OPS CHECKED GOOD THROUGH SEVERAL CYCLES. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.