SDR 96ZZZX2840

Service difficulty report · Bracket · Boeing 72777

Difficulty date: October 26, 1995
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N720DC
Make and model: Boeing 72777
Aircraft serial: 19253
System (JASC): 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
Part: Bracket
Condition: Cracked
Location: Lt Mlg
Stage of operation: IN
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

LEFT MLG SUPPORT BEAM, AFT FACE, APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES OUTBOARD OF MAIN TRUNNION, THERE IS A SUPPORT BRACKET FOR AUXILIARY T/E STRUCTURE WITH A .50 INCH LONG CRACK IN BRACKET. REMOVED BRACKET, FABBED NEW BRACKET, TREATED, AND INSTALLED PER SRM 51-10-1.

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