Service difficulty report · Strut · Boeing 727221

Difficulty date
March 1, 2000
Submitted
May 12, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N727M
Make and model
Boeing 727221
Aircraft serial
22541
Part
Strut
Part number
69657602
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt & Lt Mlg
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

DTW - REPLACEMENT MLG SIDE STRUTS LT AND RT. WHILE REMOVING RT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR SIDE STRUT ASSY, THE LOWER SEGMENT ATTACHMENT TO THE STRUT VERTICAL SWIVEL FITTING ATTACH BOLT WAS FOUND CRACKED IN HALF AT THE THREADS. NUT THREADS AND COTTER PIN CAME OFF IN ONE PIECE. REPLACEMENT OF THE SIDE STRUT ASSY WAS ACCOMPLISHED, REPLACED BOLT, NUT, WASHER, AND COTTER PIN PER B727 MM. (X)