NTSB Recommends FAA Action on Boeing 727 Drag Braces

The NTSB recommends that the Federal Aviation Administration issue an airworthiness directive to require that the drag braces on the nose landing gear of all Boeing 727 airplanes be inspected to verify that the P/N 66-25805-X brushings are installed in the P/N 69-66127-X link assemblies. This inspection should apply to any Boeing 727 airplane with an overhauled nose landing gear, including those overhauled in the future. Drag braces that do not pass the inspection should be immediately removed from service.