What was found
CORROSION ON TAPER PIN AND DRAG BRACE AT NOSE LANDING GEAR IN REF CARD 3230-5002 STEP 13. LEVEL CORROSION 2. NOSE LANDING GEAR DRAG BRACE LINK ASSY WAS REPLACED PER AMM 32-22-05 AND TESTS OK.
- Difficulty date
- October 29, 2017
- Submitted
- October 30, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N979AT
- Make and model
- Boeing 717200
- Aircraft serial
- 55038
- Aircraft time
- 43,491 hours, 29,530 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Drag Brace
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Nlg
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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