What was found
RIGHT MLG HAS EVIDENCE OF CORROSION ABOVE GLAND NUT INSIDE OF MLG INNER CYLINDER. RT MLG OUTER CYLINDER REPLACED AS WELL AS STRUT SEAL REPLACEMENT TO CORRECT A LEAK.
- Difficulty date
- December 27, 2007
- Submitted
- January 3, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N541UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 25253
- Aircraft time
- 54,460 hours, 20,122 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 3213 · Main Landing Gear Strut/Axle/Truck
- Part
- Cylinder
- 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.