Service difficulty report · Torque Tube · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
February 5, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N508DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21310
Part
Torque Tube
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Mlg
Component
324704052
Stage of operation
CL
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

UPON T/O, AFTER GEAR RETRACTION (DOORS LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND RT GEAR DOOR LIGHT ON S/O PNL WAS ON. ADDITIONALLY RT GEAR AND GREEN GEAR LIGHTS REMAINED ILL.VISUAL INSP CONFIRMED RMLG WAS DWN. ACCOMPLISHED POM WITH GEAR HANDLE UP POS THE LIGHTS REMAINED THE SAME. REPLACED UP-LOCK TORQUE TUBE DUE SHEARED RIVITS. GEAR RETRACTION PER MM CK NML.