What was found
(CAN) NOSE GEAR UPPER DRAG BRACE HAS A CRACK APPROXIMATELY .2500 INCHES IN LENGTH AND .1250 INCHES IN DEPTH, NEAR LT GEAR DOOR ATTACHMENT POINT. UPPER DRAG BRACE REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- April 10, 2004
- Submitted
- July 22, 2004
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Boeing 737201
- Aircraft time
- 57,685 hours, 49,371 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D9A
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Drag Brace
- Part number
- 658005113
- Part serial
- S0490
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 58,478 hours, 54,820 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.