What was found
MAINT FOUND A GOUGE ON THE NLG TORQUE LINK LOWER LINK A GOUGE 1.75 IN LONG & .5 IN WIDE. THE GOUGE DEPTH IS 3-32 INCHES DEEP.
- Difficulty date
- October 2, 2013
- Submitted
- October 4, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N194UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 747422
- Aircraft serial
- 26892
- Aircraft time
- 54,486 hours, 6,626 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4056
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Torque Link
- Condition
- Gouged
- Location
- Nlg
- 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.