Service difficulty report · Mechanism · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
November 5, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N535DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
22048
Part
Mechanism
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg Door
Component
69295281
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LOUD BANG DURING INITIAL GEAR RETRACTION ON T/O FROM SJC. FOLLOWED BY EXCESSIVE VIBS. RED GEAR DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ON FRONT PNL AS WELL AS AMBER NOSE GEAR LIGHT ON S/O PNL. GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY. PER EMERGENCY CK-OUT. UPON ARR INTO SFO, MAINTENANCE FOUND FWD NOSE GEAR DOOR CONTROL ROD END SEPERATED FROM CONTROL ROD ASSY. REMOVED AND REPLACED CONTROL ROD ASSY. OPS CK OK.