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A B727 crew had a broken main gear side strut brace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 446971 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199908 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dca.airport |
| State Reference | DC |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Route In Use | approach : visual arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 15000 |
| ASRS Report | 446971 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 447188 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Aug/xa/99, flight lga-dca. Normal river visual approach to runway 18. Normal landing. In box (approximately 1000 ft touchdown zone), uneventful braking, slow turnoff at taxiway F. Upon exiting runway, called for 'flaps up, after landing checklist.' as I put speed brake forward, intermittent aural warning sounded and red and green right main landing gear indicators were alternating flashing, accompanied by rhythmic thumping sound in plane in sync with flashing flights. Called ground control and requested emergency vehicles and stated problem. Asked them to pin right main landing gear and call our company mechanics. Told them I wasn't taxiing until gear was pinned. Mechanics came out and ground interphone communication was established. Mechanics stated 'a side strut on right main landing gear was broken and they couldn't pin the gear.' emergency director on scene and myself decided to offload passenger (39 on board) using portable air stairs. Unloaded passenger, 1 at a time, so as not to shift weight in plane. Passenger transported to terminal, logbook entry made and aircraft secured to maintenance. Supplemental information from acn 447188: after a smooth landing on runway 18 at dca, we taxied on to taxiway F where we got an unsafe right main gear light. Still not totally off the runway, we stopped to get maintenance for a tug, and deplaned the passenger by portable stairs. (Reason for light: side strut broke off the gear.)
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727 CREW HAD A BROKEN MAIN GEAR SIDE STRUT BRACE.
Narrative: AUG/XA/99, FLT LGA-DCA. NORMAL RIVER VISUAL APCH TO RWY 18. NORMAL LNDG. IN BOX (APPROX 1000 FT TOUCHDOWN ZONE), UNEVENTFUL BRAKING, SLOW TURNOFF AT TXWY F. UPON EXITING RWY, CALLED FOR 'FLAPS UP, AFTER LNDG CHKLIST.' AS I PUT SPD BRAKE FORWARD, INTERMITTENT AURAL WARNING SOUNDED AND RED AND GREEN R MAIN LNDG GEAR INDICATORS WERE ALTERNATING FLASHING, ACCOMPANIED BY RHYTHMIC THUMPING SOUND IN PLANE IN SYNC WITH FLASHING FLIGHTS. CALLED GND CTL AND REQUESTED EMER VEHICLES AND STATED PROB. ASKED THEM TO PIN R MAIN LNDG GEAR AND CALL OUR COMPANY MECHS. TOLD THEM I WASN'T TAXIING UNTIL GEAR WAS PINNED. MECHS CAME OUT AND GND INTERPHONE COM WAS ESTABLISHED. MECHS STATED 'A SIDE STRUT ON R MAIN LNDG GEAR WAS BROKEN AND THEY COULDN'T PIN THE GEAR.' EMER DIRECTOR ON SCENE AND MYSELF DECIDED TO OFFLOAD PAX (39 ON BOARD) USING PORTABLE AIR STAIRS. UNLOADED PAX, 1 AT A TIME, SO AS NOT TO SHIFT WT IN PLANE. PAX TRANSPORTED TO TERMINAL, LOGBOOK ENTRY MADE AND ACFT SECURED TO MAINT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 447188: AFTER A SMOOTH LNDG ON RWY 18 AT DCA, WE TAXIED ON TO TXWY F WHERE WE GOT AN UNSAFE R MAIN GEAR LIGHT. STILL NOT TOTALLY OFF THE RWY, WE STOPPED TO GET MAINT FOR A TUG, AND DEPLANED THE PAX BY PORTABLE STAIRS. (REASON FOR LIGHT: SIDE STRUT BROKE OFF THE GEAR.)
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.