Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
April 5, 2007
Submitted
April 10, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N563UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26665
Aircraft time
49,044 hours, 18,002 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Cylinder
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt Mlg Strut
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

RIGHT MLG STRUT OUTER CYLINDER HAS CORROSION IN THE GLAND NUT THREAD AREA & IN THE GROOVE ABOVE THE THREADS 6 INCHES LONG ON THE FORWARD SIDE. [06-20-07] REMOVED RT MLG OUTER STRUT CYLINDER PER SFO GEAR SHOP, AND ROUTED TO GEAR SHOP FOR EVALUATION.