Service difficulty report · Uplock · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
February 18, 2007
Submitted
June 18, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N994AJ
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
20942
Part
Uplock
Part number
651951718
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

FLIGHT 8714 WHILE ON TAXI FROM THE GATE AT SAP THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR UNSAFE RED LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WARNING HORN SOUNDED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOT THE INDICATION PROBLEM AND FOUND THE RIGHT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR SEGMENT ASSY UPLOCK CRACKED. THE CRACKED RIGHT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR SEGMENT ASSY UPLOCK IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPLACED. THE UPLOCK WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.