Service difficulty report · Axle · Boeing 757*

Difficulty date
April 18, 2005
Submitted
May 17, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 757*
Aircraft serial
620
Part
Axle
Part number
161N16264
Part serial
073GC8
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg
Part time
39,308 hours
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

(REF: PO0043200R011)AXLE WAS FOUND BROKEN NEAR THE CENTER POINT THAT WAS CONCEALED BY THE TRUCK BEAM DEGES OF THE FRACTURE SHOW SEVERE CORROSION AND PEELED CHROME PLATING. (K)