Service difficulty report · Trunnion · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
December 17, 2004
Submitted
December 17, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N577FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48469
Aircraft time
40,776 hours, 8,606 cycles
Part
Trunnion
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

UPON REMOVAL OF NOSE LANDING GEAR FOR BULKHEAD 595 REPAIR FOUND RIGHT HAND TRUNNION FITTING (LOWER INBOARD-FORWARD OF BUSHING AREA) WITH A HAIR LINE CRACK. REMOVED AS PER SRM 51-33-01 VOL II AND NEW TRUNNION FITTING INSTALLED AS PER SRM 51-33-01 VOL II.

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