Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
June 28, 2011
Submitted
June 29, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N486FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21489
Aircraft time
41,384 hours, 31,110 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Mains
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RED GEAR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINED UPON GEAR RETRACTION. COMPLIED WITH QRH AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. NOTE 15' OF RT AILERON REG FOR LEVEL FLIGHT. NO FUEL DUMPED INSPECTED ACFT BOTH MAIN GEAR AND DOORS NO DAMAGE NOTED. JACKED ACFT IAW MM 07-11-000-2. PERFORMED MULTIPLE GEAR SWINGS WITH ALL INDICATIONS CORRECT ON ALL GEAR IAW MM 32-32-00-5. FOUND LT GEAR PIVOT POINTS VERY DRY. LUBED GEAR IAW MM 12-21-001-2-0. FOUND AFT TRUNNION VERY DRY. TOOK 1 WHOLE TUB OF GREASE BEFORE SEEPING STARTED OUT OF FWD SIDE OF BEARING. ALSO ALL POINTS HAD LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. CHANGED LANDING GEAR ACCESSORY UNIT PRECAUTIONARY IAW MM 32-09-122-5-0 AND ALL CHECKS GOOD. PERFORMED ANOTHER SWING AND ALL CHECKS GOOD IAW MM 32-32-000-5. OK FOR SERVICE.