Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
December 13, 2012
Submitted
December 19, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N766NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47739
Aircraft time
81,622 hours, 80,918 cycles
Part
Attach Fitting
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Mlg
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.

What was found

LEFT MLG RETRACT ACTUATOR ATTACH FITTING, BORE AND FACE DAMAGED. MACHINED BORE AND FACE TO REMOVE DAMAGE. BORE WITHIN LIMITS BUT FACE IS NOT IAW AA CARD 5740-01114-01A. BORE IS WITHIN LIMITS FOR A .025 O/S BUSHING. REMOVED .017 FROM INBD FACE TO REMOVE CORROSION.

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