What was found
DURING HEAVY MX INSP, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE NLG RT TRUNNION FITTING HAVE CORROSION. REMOVED CORROSION AND REWORKED AREA. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- November 6, 2010
- Submitted
- November 11, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N715AA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727223
- Aircraft serial
- 22470
- Aircraft time
- 64,623 hours, 34,453 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D15
- System (JASC)
- 5343 · Fuselage, Landing Gear Attach Fittings
- Part
- Fitting
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Zone 700
- Part time
- 64,623 hours, 344,530 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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