SDR 2009F00011

Service difficulty report · Strut · Boeing 747409

Difficulty date
January 14, 2009
Submitted
February 11, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 747409
Aircraft serial
27965
Aircraft time
19,475 hours, 2,754 cycles
Part
Strut
Part number
163U150052
Part serial
2341
Condition
Peeling
Location
Rt Blg
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

WHEN PERFORMING SCHEDULED TASK AMP 32-999-30 "TRUCK BEAM PIVOT PIN" AIRCRAFT, REGISTER NR B18251, IT WAS FOUND THAT RT BLG INNER CYLINDER CHROME PEELING OFF. IAW AMM 32-00-03, L/G WAS REPLACED. SENT THE REMOVED GEAR, ADVISED THAT THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE DUE TO THE "UPPER BEARING CARRIER IMPROPERLY ASSEMBLED". NEVER ACCESSED THE UPPER BEARING OF RT BLG FOR THIS ACFT, SO SUSPECT THAT IT IS A QUALITY ISSUE ON L/G OVERHAUL. THE GEAR HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY OVERHAULED BY MFG.