Service difficulty report · Link · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
April 17, 2001
Submitted
June 7, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N657UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
27112
Aircraft time
36,944 hours, 5,923 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Link
Part number
161T12251
Condition
Missing
Location
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

LT MAIN LANDING GEAR HAS EVIDENCE OF CONTACTING UPPER WING PANEL DURING RETRACTION. *S/D* STABILIZING LINK WAS FOUND MISSING, ALLOWING UPSTOP FTG TO ROTATE FREELY, THEREBY CAUSING A PRELOAD BETWEEN GEAR AND GEAR DOOR. THIS CAUSED THE OVER-RETRACTION. LINK WAS POSSIBLY LEFT OFF DURING BRAKE ROD INSPECTION.