What was found
AFT LT MLG AXLE HAS CORROSION ON AXLE SLEEVES. BUSHING FAILURE ON LT AFT TRUCK. TRUCK REMOVED AND BUSHINGS REPLACED, REINSTALLED AND ALL TESTS WERE GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- May 29, 2008
- Submitted
- July 1, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N555UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 26647
- Aircraft time
- 55,799 hours, 18,203 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 3213 · Main Landing Gear Strut/Axle/Truck
- Part
- Bushing
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Lt Mlg
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- W
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.