Service difficulty report · Drag Brace · Boeing 727212

Difficulty date
February 26, 2016
Submitted
March 9, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N86425
Make and model
Boeing 727212
Aircraft serial
21459
Part
Drag Brace
Part number
65803761
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER FURTHER ASSESSMENT, WE IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM THAT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT'S NLG ASSEMBLY NOT TO EXTEND. WE FOUND THAT THE NOSE GEAR DRAG BRACE CTR LOCK ARM SPLINE HAD CRACKED, WHICH DID NOT ALLOW THE SYS TO UNLOCK NORMALLY OR MANUALLY FOR THE NOSE GEAR TO COME DOWN.