SDR GAIA00367

Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
June 21, 2000
Submitted
August 17, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6838
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
20191
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Main
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

FLT 2032 - IND-MHR - AFTER TAKEOFF, THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED, AND LEFT MAIN GEAR WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. AIRFLOW DRAG WAS FELT AND HEARD. THE GEAR LEVER WAS POSITIONED TO THE OFF POSITION, AND THE LED INDICATED BOTH GREEN, WITH THE RED GEAR LIGHT REMANIED ILLUMINATED. THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED NORMALLY WITH NO FAULT INDICATION. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IND AND LANDED SAFELY, WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DIFFICULTIES. THE A/C WAS REPOSITIONED TO TOL UNDER A GEAR DOWN MX FERRY TO TROUBLESHOOT THE DISCREPANCY. THE A/C GEAR WAS LUBED, JACKED AND INSPECTION OF THE EXTENSION/RETRACTION SYSTEM WAS CONDUCTED. PERFORMED NORMAL AND EMERGENCY EXTENSION/RETRACTION SYSTEM TESTS AND NO DEFECTS WERE NO