SDR 96ZZZX5977

Service difficulty report · Side Brace · Boeing 72761

Difficulty date: November 15, 1996
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: General aviation
Aircraft: N530KF
Make and model: Boeing 72761
Aircraft serial: 19176
System (JASC): 3210 · Main Landing Gear
Part: Side Brace
Part number: 65195173
Condition: Broken
Location: Lt Mlg
Component: 65195177
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

AFTER LANDING, LEFT MLG DOOR STARTED CYCLING OPEN AND CLOSED. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING OF DOOR PROBLEM, LEFT MLG UPPER SIDE BRACE SEGMENT WAS FOUND BROKEN AT THE FWD TRUNNION. REF IPC 32-10-1, FIGURE 4, ITEM 310. A/C HOURS 31,889. A/C CYCLES 71,297.

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