Service difficulty report · Support Fitting · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
April 5, 2007
Submitted
April 19, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N782DH
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21998
Part
Support Fitting
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Nlg Trunnion
Part time
61,330 hours, 34,256 cycles
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

NLG LT TRUNNION SUPPORT FITTING LOWER CAP PRESENTS CORROSION. REMOVED CORROSION AT NLG LT TRUNNION SUPPORT FITTING ORG DIA 2.848" FINAL DIA 2.602 MAT. REMOVED WITHIN LIMITS IAW B727 SRM 53-40-1 FIG 2. CHAMFER BORE HOLE TO .6 BY 45 DEGREES IAW B727 SRM 53-40-1 FIG 2. PENETRANT INSPECTED MACHINE SURFACES OF TRUNNION FITTING IAW B727 MM 20-20-02. NO DEFECTS NOTED. FAB NEW BEARING HALVES FROM ALUM NICKEL BRONZE PO NR 7177170 IAW B727 SRM 53-40-1 FIG 2. PENETRANT INSPECT OF MACHINED SURFACES OF NEW HALVES BEARING IAW BOEING SOPM 20-20-02. NO DEFECTS NOTED. CAD PLATED OUTER SURFACES OF BEARING IAW FAS FORM FAS0036 REV 4. INSTALLED BEARING HALVES AT LT TRUNNION IAW B727 SRM 53-40-1 FIG 2.