SDR 97ZZZX3027

Service difficulty report · Strut · Boeing 707320C

Difficulty date
June 19, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
VQ4R605M
GA Telesis Landing Gear Services, LLC
Make and model
Boeing 707320C
Part
Strut
Part number
65221125
Condition
Cracked
Location
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

THE TWO 707 MLG INNER CYLINDERS WERE RECEIVED FOR EVALUATION IN SERVICEABLE CONDITION. DURING MAGNETIC PARTICLE INSPECTION, NUMEROUS REGIONS OF UNTEMPERED AND OVERTEMPERED MARTENSITE WITH LADDER CRACKS WERE FOUND UNDER THE CHROME PLATING. PN 65-22112-1, SN 1871. PN 65-22112-5, SN 2624. NORTHROP RUMM AN W/O: 314848 AND W/O 314847.