Service difficulty report · Trunnion · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
November 20, 2006
Submitted
December 1, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N628FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48447
Aircraft time
73,318 hours, 12,329 cycles
Part
Trunnion
Part number
AEA7051502
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 100
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

CENTER LANDING GEAR RT TRUNNION MATING SURFACE FOUND CORRODED. CENTER LANDING GEAR RIGHT TRUNNION MATING SURFACE CORROSION REMOVED AND FOUND WITHIN LIMIT AS PER SRM 53-40-00 FIGURE 15 VOLUME I. FORWARD SIDE ORIGINAL THICKNESS = 2.477". REMOVED MATERIAL = 0.045" AND REMAINING THICKNESS = 2.432" FT SIDE ORIGINAL THICKNESS = 2.491". REMOVED MATERIAL = 0.045" AND REMAINING THICKNESS = 2.446". REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MINOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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