SDR 98ZZZX1542

Service difficulty report · Axle · Cndair CL6002A12

Difficulty date: March 23, 1998
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: General aviation
Aircraft: N120MP
Make and model: Cndair CL6002A12
Aircraft serial: 3034
System (JASC): 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
Part: Axle
Part number: 200811218
Condition: Corroded
Location: Nlg
Part time: 4,713 hours
Component: Rotol
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

UPON DISASSEMBLY OF THE NLG AXLE FROM THE SLIDING TUBE, CORROSION WAS NOTICED. AFTER CLEANING TO DETERMINE THE DEPTH OF THE DAMAGE, IT WAS DETERMINED BY DOWTY THAT THE PART WAS SCRAP BECAUSE THE DAMAGE WAS GREATER THAN .005 INCH DEEP IN ONE AREA. THE CORROSION WAS IN THE INNER BORE OF THE AXLE HOUSING. LANDINGS, 3,402.