Service difficulty report · Control Handle · Boeing 727251

Difficulty date
August 21, 2001
Submitted
August 27, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N252US
Make and model
Boeing 727251
Aircraft serial
19971
Part
Control Handle
Condition
Stiff
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FLT 2019 - PHX-MHR - ON TAKEOFF, THE GEAR RETRACTED NORMAL, THE GEAR HANDLE WAS ABOUT TWO INCHES SHORT OF BEING IN THE FULL UP POSITION. RETURNED THE GEAR HANDLE TO OFF POSITION AND WAS DIFFICULT TO MOVE. RECYCLED THE HANDLE TO UP AND THE HANDLE MOVED ALL THE WAY TO THE UP POSITION. THE HANDLE WAS POSITIONED TO THE OFF POSITION. DURING CRUISE, THE RT MLG RED LIGHT ILLUM. NO ABNORMAL VIBRATIONS NOTED AND GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY DURING APPROACH. CONTINUED APPROACH AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER DIFFICULTIES. INSPECTED, CLEANED AND LUBED ASSOCIATED LINKAGE, PULLEYS AND CABLES ON THE GEAR HANDLE SYS. TESTED GEAR HANDLE WITH AND WITHOUT HYD POWER. OPS CHECKS GOOD. CYCLED MLG DOORS AND NO RED LIGHT NOTED. (M)