Narrative:

We were directed by ground control to make a 270 degree turn to the right to hold short at an intersection we had just passed. In the process of making my turn to the right, the left main gear sank through the asphalt on the ramp area to our right. We were approximately 110 degrees into the turn when the incident occurred. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states that 727 had only 1 main gear go off the stressed area of the ramp. The controller apologized and said he meant to have them make a turn at the previous intersection. The load was lightened by removing fuel and a truck used to pull the gear back onto stressed area. After an inspection, the aircraft was refueled and flew the ferry flight to mia. There was just the flight crew and 2 mechanics aboard as the aircraft was heading for a scheduled maintenance visit.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: 727 DIRECTED TO TURN ON TXWY HAS MAIN GEAR SINK INTO NONSTRESSED AREA.

Narrative: WE WERE DIRECTED BY GND CTL TO MAKE A 270 DEG TURN TO THE R TO HOLD SHORT AT AN INTXN WE HAD JUST PASSED. IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING MY TURN TO THE R, THE L MAIN GEAR SANK THROUGH THE ASPHALT ON THE RAMP AREA TO OUR R. WE WERE APPROX 110 DEGS INTO THE TURN WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THAT 727 HAD ONLY 1 MAIN GEAR GO OFF THE STRESSED AREA OF THE RAMP. THE CTLR APOLOGIZED AND SAID HE MEANT TO HAVE THEM MAKE A TURN AT THE PREVIOUS INTXN. THE LOAD WAS LIGHTENED BY REMOVING FUEL AND A TRUCK USED TO PULL THE GEAR BACK ONTO STRESSED AREA. AFTER AN INSPECTION, THE ACFT WAS REFUELED AND FLEW THE FERRY FLT TO MIA. THERE WAS JUST THE FLC AND 2 MECHS ABOARD AS THE ACFT WAS HDG FOR A SCHEDULED MAINT VISIT.

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.