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A B727-200 was dispatched in non compliance with the APU hoist beam present in the right wheel well preventing gear retraction.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 500897 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200102 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 12 |
| ASRS Report | 500897 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 23 |
| ASRS Report | 501093 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : gear position warning other other : 936 |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : weather contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
While replacing the APU on aircraft xyz, a B727 in air carrier airlines fleet, we had difficulty installing the exhaust duct on the APU and the clamps on the load control vale. Once the installation was complete, we noticed the aircraft was to depart in about 1 hour. While finishing the overnight check and other maintenance items, we overlooked the removal of the beam in the right wheel well area used for the hoist to remove the APU. Subsequently, the aircraft departed cvg and the main landing gear would not retract. The aircraft returned to the gate and maintenance removed the beam with no damage and the aircraft departed cvg.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727-200 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE APU HOIST BEAM PRESENT IN THE R WHEEL WELL PREVENTING GEAR RETRACTION.
Narrative: WHILE REPLACING THE APU ON ACFT XYZ, A B727 IN ACR AIRLINES FLEET, WE HAD DIFFICULTY INSTALLING THE EXHAUST DUCT ON THE APU AND THE CLAMPS ON THE LOAD CTL VALE. ONCE THE INSTALLATION WAS COMPLETE, WE NOTICED THE ACFT WAS TO DEPART IN ABOUT 1 HR. WHILE FINISHING THE OVERNIGHT CHK AND OTHER MAINT ITEMS, WE OVERLOOKED THE REMOVAL OF THE BEAM IN THE R WHEEL WELL AREA USED FOR THE HOIST TO REMOVE THE APU. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT DEPARTED CVG AND THE MAIN LNDG GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE GATE AND MAINT REMOVED THE BEAM WITH NO DAMAGE AND THE ACFT DEPARTED CVG.
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.