What was found
DURING MX INSPECTION, THE UPPER ATTACH AXLE FOR THE LT MLG SHOCK ABSORBER WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. MX R & R THE AFFECTED AXEL, OPERATIONALLY TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS, AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- March 11, 2012
- Submitted
- March 13, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N12142
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145XR
- Aircraft serial
- 145735
- Aircraft time
- 25,388 hours, 13,763 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3213 · Main Landing Gear Strut/Axle/Truck
- Part
- Axle
- Part number
- 23092029001
- Part serial
- 3022384701
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Mlg
- Part time
- 25,388 hours, 13,763 cycles
- 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.