What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS IN BASE MAINTENANCE. CORROSION ON RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL LOWER SIDE OF TRAPEZOID ANGLE ABOVE THE BRAKE ACCUMULATOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED ANGLE PER SRM 57-01-00, AARD 51-00-05-1, AND DRAWING 5930516.
- Difficulty date
- August 17, 2017
- Submitted
- August 22, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N979TW
- Make and model
- Doug MD83
- Aircraft serial
- 53629
- Aircraft time
- 49,875 hours, 25,156 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Angle
- Part number
- 5935852504
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.