What was found
DURING A SCHEDULED LANDING GEAR INSPECTION, NOTICED LT BOLT SECURING NLG TORQUE TUBE SHEARED AND NUT AND COTTER PIN MISSING. ON REMOVAL OF ORIGINAL BROKEN BOLT, NOTICED THE BOLT WAS INCORRECT. THE MARKING ON THE BOLT WAS A STANDARD TOLERANCE BOLT (AN4-10D), REQUIRED IS A HIGH SHEAR, CLOSE TOLERANCE BOLT ( NAS4204-10D). BOTH LT AND RT NLG TORQUE TUBE BOLTS WERE CHANGED AT THE SAME TIME SINCE AN INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE OPPOSITE SIDE BOLT WAS AN AN4-10D ALSO. DURING REPLACEMENT, NOTICED CRACKS AT WELDED END PLATES OF NOSE GEAR DOOR TORQUE TUBE. TORQUE TUBE ASSY WAS REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME.