Service difficulty report · Shimmy Dampener · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
July 18, 2019
Submitted
July 22, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N836NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31095
Aircraft time
28,712 hours, 11,464 cycles
Part
Shimmy Dampener
Part number
273A36102
Part serial
6766
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY INTO IAH ON ACCOUNT OF HYDRAULIC ISSUE. ENG 1 HYD LOW PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MAINTENANCE FOUND BROKEN CONNECTION LINE ON THE LT MLG SHIMMY DAMPER. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT MLG SHIMMY DAMPER AND ALSO PERFORMED TORSION LINK ASSEMBLY INSPECTION. FOUND ALL DIMENSIONS IN LIMITS, IAW AMM 32-11-81-000-801, AMM 32-11-81-400-801, AMM 32-11-81-200-801.