SDR 99ZZZX552

Service difficulty report · Strut · Boeing 747*

Difficulty date
June 14, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 747*
Part
Strut
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

NOSE GEAR FAILURE ON SINGAPORE AIRLINES AIRCRAFT, WHILE ON TOW AT ISTANBUL ATATURK AIRPORT. THE NOSE OLEO COLLAPSED. ON INSPECTION, A CIRCUMFERENCIAL CRACK APPEARED. THIS FAILURE CAUSED LOSS OF OLEO OIL. SINGAPORE AIRLINES ENFORCED THAT WORKING PARTY WOULD BE REQUIRED.