Service difficulty report · Rod · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
January 17, 2001
Submitted
February 7, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6809
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
19484
Part
Rod
Part number
69353703
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FLT 2020 - PHX-ABQ - DURING CRUISE, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED THAT THE RED ''DOORS'' LIGHT ON LANDING GEAR ANNUNCIATOR PANEL AND AMBER ''NOSE GEAR DOOR'' LIGH TON FE ANNUNCIATOR PANEL COME ON INTERMITTENTLY WITH GEAR HANDLE IN UP OR OFF POSITION. A UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE AT ABQ. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE NOSE GEAR PISTON ROD WAS BROKEN. THE ROD WAS REPLACED PER THE B727 MM AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)