SDR 99ZZZX833

Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 75728A

Difficulty date
November 4, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N757GA
Make and model
Boeing 75728A
Aircraft serial
24260
Part
Beam
Condition
Fractured
Location
Rt/Lt Mlg
Part time
8,599 hours
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

RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BEAM ASSY SNAPPED DURING BAGGAGE LOADING AND FUELING. FUEL ON BOARD: LEFT, 3,500 KILOS. CENTER, 1,500 KILOS. RIGHT, 4,100 KILOS. RT MLG TRUCK BEAM FRACTURED. RT MLG ASSY, S/N 97572, REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT, S/N 344MC73. LT MLG TRUCK ASSY REMOVED AS A RESULT OF INTERNAL CORROSION IN THE BEAM. TRUCK ASSY OVERHAULED BY MENASCO AVIATION SERVICES, CANADA. W/O 173427A. SERVICEABLE TRUCK ASSY, S/N 527UT48, FITTED AFTER O/H. BOTH RT AND LT BEAMS EXHIBITED SEVERE INTERNAL PITTING CORROSION. BOEING HAS BEEN ADVISED AND MENASCO AVIATION WILL PROVIDE TO GAC A REPORT ON BOTH BEAMS.

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