Narrative:

We landed on runway 23 at tys and exited the runway turning northeast on taxiway a. Ground control informed us that we had missed the ramp entry point. We were told to continue northeast on taxiway a, then turn left on taxiway A6, then left on off-duty runway 23L, then left on taxiway A5, then right on taxiway a to return to the ramp. We said we would comply. The turn from taxiway a to taxiway A6 was approximately a 120 degree turn. As I completed the turn to taxiway A6, I felt a slight tug as if a brake was dragging. I added a small amount of power and the tugging stopped. Taxi to the gate was uneventful. During postflt, mud was found on the left main gear. (It was dusk and drizzle was falling.) I then realized that during the 120 degree turn onto taxiway A6 at least part of the left main mount had gone into the mud. I put an entry in the logbook to have the gear inspected. I also put an entry in the logbook to inspect the aircraft due to the firmness of the landing. (There was a gusty wind with a 7 KT tailwind component.) maintenance did an extensive inspection and found no damage to the aircraft. The logbook was properly signed off by maintenance indicating no damage.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727 WHILE TAXIING MADE A 120 DEG L TURN ALLOWING THE L OUTBOARD WHEEL TO DEPART THE TXWY INCURRING NO DAMAGE.

Narrative: WE LANDED ON RWY 23 AT TYS AND EXITED THE RWY TURNING NE ON TXWY A. GND CTL INFORMED US THAT WE HAD MISSED THE RAMP ENTRY POINT. WE WERE TOLD TO CONTINUE NE ON TXWY A, THEN TURN L ON TXWY A6, THEN L ON OFF-DUTY RWY 23L, THEN L ON TXWY A5, THEN R ON TXWY A TO RETURN TO THE RAMP. WE SAID WE WOULD COMPLY. THE TURN FROM TXWY A TO TXWY A6 WAS APPROX A 120 DEG TURN. AS I COMPLETED THE TURN TO TXWY A6, I FELT A SLIGHT TUG AS IF A BRAKE WAS DRAGGING. I ADDED A SMALL AMOUNT OF PWR AND THE TUGGING STOPPED. TAXI TO THE GATE WAS UNEVENTFUL. DURING POSTFLT, MUD WAS FOUND ON THE L MAIN GEAR. (IT WAS DUSK AND DRIZZLE WAS FALLING.) I THEN REALIZED THAT DURING THE 120 DEG TURN ONTO TXWY A6 AT LEAST PART OF THE L MAIN MOUNT HAD GONE INTO THE MUD. I PUT AN ENTRY IN THE LOGBOOK TO HAVE THE GEAR INSPECTED. I ALSO PUT AN ENTRY IN THE LOGBOOK TO INSPECT THE ACFT DUE TO THE FIRMNESS OF THE LNDG. (THERE WAS A GUSTY WIND WITH A 7 KT TAILWIND COMPONENT.) MAINT DID AN EXTENSIVE INSPECTION AND FOUND NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. THE LOGBOOK WAS PROPERLY SIGNED OFF BY MAINT INDICATING NO DAMAGE.

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.