What was found
LANDING GEAR SHOP REPORTS TUBE OD HAS EXCESSIVE CORROSION AROUND PIN BORE. ADDITIONAL MACHINING WILL BRING MAX REWORK BELOW LIMITS. PART SCRAPPED & DESTROYED.
- Difficulty date
- September 3, 2015
- Submitted
- December 24, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N979TW
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53629
- Aircraft time
- 45,913 hours, 22,690 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Tube
- Part number
- 39202071
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Zone 700
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.