What was found
MIA - FLT 61556 - REFERENCE MRR NR 95-002, DATED 1-15-95. IN THE PROCESS OF TOWING AIRCRAFT, THE NOSE GEAR LOWER STRUT BROKE OFF APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE STRUT. UPON DISASSEMBLY AND INVESTIGATION, FOUND CRACK INITIATION WAS ATTRIBUTED TO AN ABUSIVE GRINDING OPERATION OF THE CHROMIUM PLATING WHICH GENERATED EXTENSIVE CIRCUMFERENTIAL INTERGRANULAR CRACKS OF SHALLOW DEPTH AND VARIABLE LENGTH ON THE BASE METAL. (X)