SDR 08FDEA04197

Service difficulty report · Support Angle · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date: October 4, 2008
Submitted: October 10, 2008
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N485FE
Make and model: Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial: 21488
Aircraft time: 41,780 hours, 28,484 cycles
System (JASC): 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
Part: Support Angle
Part number: 65244809
Condition: Corroded
Location: Zone 200
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

LT MLG WHEEL ABOVE GEAR UPLOCK MECHANISM, INSIDE BOX FRAME FWD LOWER CORNER, BS 910 LBL 64 TO LBL 68, WL 194, HAS CORROSION. REMOVED CORROSION , FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS, REMOVED UP LOCK ACTUATOR. REMOVED WEB AND ANGLE ATTACHED TO FRAME. FABRICATED ANGLE, INSTALLED NEW WEB, NEW SUPPORT ANGLE FOR ACTUATOR, REINSTALLED UP LOCK ACTUATOR. REF DWG 65-24480, SRM 51-30-2. CLASSIFIED AS A MINOR REPAIR.