Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
June 1, 2006
Submitted
June 13, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N670UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
29240
Aircraft time
23,318 hours, 6,481 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4052
Part
Beam
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt 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

RT MLG IB BOGIE BEAM BUSHING AT PIVOT IS WORN, ALSO RT MLG INNER CYLINDER IB CLEVIS PIVOT BUSHINGS FOUND WORN. RT MLG BOGIE PIN CORRODED. CORROSION FOUND IN BORES. FAILURE OF THE AFFECTED PARTS WAS CAUSED BY LACK OF LUBRICATION DUE TO CHIPPED CHROME PLATING PIECES WHICH PLUGGED GREASE PASSAGES LEADING TO IMPROPER LUBRICATION OF THE BUSHINGS AND ENTRAPMENT OF MOISTURE.