SDR GAIA0040

Service difficulty report · Handle · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
January 27, 2000
Submitted
April 11, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N69739
Make and model
Boeing 727224
Aircraft serial
20667
Part
Handle
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 1724 - TOL-BOS - AFTER TAKEOFF, THE CREW TRIED TO RETRACT THE GEAR AND FOUND THAT THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE TO THE FULL UP POSITION. ALL THREE GEAR STAYED IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO TOL AND LANDED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DIFFICULTIES. MAINTENANCE JACKED AND CYCLED THE GEAR SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE GEAR RETRACTION TEST. FOUND NO DEFECTS AT THIS TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)