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A B727-200 incurred damage to the right main landing gear drag strut and antiskid brake line when attempting to retract the landing gear. Damage caused by improper installation of gear door linkage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 415361 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199810 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 415361 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 415509 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Problem arose due to the gear door 'south' link was installed under the drag strut. But it should have been installed in between the drag strut and the main gear strut. However, to my knowledge, the arm or 'south' link was installed correctly. Contributing factors: a complete oversight by individuals involved that the installation was in backwards. The incident was discovered after takeoff when the r-hand gear would not go up into the wheel well.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727-200 INCURRED DAMAGE TO THE R MAIN LNDG GEAR DRAG STRUT AND ANTISKID BRAKE LINE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RETRACT THE LNDG GEAR. DAMAGE CAUSED BY IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF GEAR DOOR LINKAGE.
Narrative: PROB AROSE DUE TO THE GEAR DOOR 'S' LINK WAS INSTALLED UNDER THE DRAG STRUT. BUT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN BTWN THE DRAG STRUT AND THE MAIN GEAR STRUT. HOWEVER, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THE ARM OR 'S' LINK WAS INSTALLED CORRECTLY. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: A COMPLETE OVERSIGHT BY INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED THAT THE INSTALLATION WAS IN BACKWARDS. THE INCIDENT WAS DISCOVERED AFTER TKOF WHEN THE R-HAND GEAR WOULD NOT GO UP INTO THE WHEEL WELL.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.