Service difficulty report · Pin · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
December 14, 2007
Submitted
December 18, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N650FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
726
Aircraft time
20,850 hours, 10,779 cycles
Part
Pin
Part number
C6646120
Condition
Sheared
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BOLT/PIN BROKEN ON RT MLG AT DRAG LINK/MAIN STRUT ASSY, ATTACH'S SUPPORT ASSY FOR DOWN LOCK SENSORS. REMAINDER OF SHEARED OFF PIN EXTRACTED FROM GEAR ASSY BY LAX MACHINE SHOP EMP'S NR 213560/519905. REPLACED BOLT FOR RT MAIN GEAR TORQUE LINK DOWN LOCK SENSOR SUPPORT BRACKET, REF MM32-11-27-4. PER ENGINEERING REMOVED TORQUE LINK ASSEMBLY AT CENTER SCISSORS ATTACHMENT POINT, FOUND NO BINDING. LUBED ALL FITTINGS ON TORQUE LINK ASSEMBLY. REINSTALLED BOLT, COMPLETED INSTALLATION OF TORQUE LINKS WITH AOG LOCKING WASHER AND TORQUED TO SPECS AS PER M/M 32-11-27-4. NOTE, THIS A/C DIVERTED TO LAX BECAUSE OF MULTIPLE SYSTEMS FAILURE.

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