What was found
DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SHOCK ABSORBER LOWER AXLE WAS FOUND BROKEN. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT SHOCK ABSORBER LOWER AXLE SPECIAL BOLT.
- Difficulty date
- January 16, 2017
- Submitted
- January 17, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N12540
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145537
- Aircraft time
- 36,639 hours, 28,250 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3213 · Main Landing Gear Strut/Axle/Truck
- Part
- Axle
- Part number
- 23092029001
- Part serial
- OF800148020
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Right Mlg
- Part time
- 34,250 hours, 29,033 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.