What was found
DURING INSPECTION THE LEFT WING SPAR III MAIN LANDING GEAR TRUNNION FITTING WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACK. THE CRACK WAS 1 INCH LONG AND CRACKED THROUGH. THE LEFT WING SPAR III MAIN LANDING GEAR TRUNNION FITTING WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- October 1, 2010
- Submitted
- October 11, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N281SK
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145391
- Aircraft time
- 23,218 hours, 19,052 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn AE3007A
- Engine time
- 20,273 hours, 16,295 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5743 · Wing, Landing Gear Attach Fittings
- Part
- Attach Fitting
- Part number
- 14567014607
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Mlg Trunnion
- Part time
- 23,218 hours
- 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.