Service difficulty report · Trunnion · Boeing 727214

Difficulty date
October 23, 2007
Submitted
February 10, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N785AT
Make and model
Boeing 727214
Aircraft serial
21691
Aircraft time
60,872 hours, 40,673 cycles
Part
Trunnion
Condition
Corroded
Location
Nlg
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

RT NLG TRUNNION AND LOWER CAP BORE HAS PITTING CORROSION. CLEANED RT NLG TRUNNION IAW BSOPM 20-30-05 AFTER FURTHER EVALUATION FOUND CORROSION ON SUPPORT LOWER CAP IAW B-727 SRM 51-10-6 PARA 3A. REWORKED RT TRUNNION IAW B-727 SRM 53-40-1 FIGURE 2. TRUNNION REWORK FOUND WITHIN LIMIT IAW B-727 SRM 53-40-1 FIGURE 2 TABLE 1. ACCOMPLISHED DYE PENETRANT INSPECTION IAW SORM 20-20-02, NO CORROSION NOTED. TREATED AND PRIMED TRUNNION CAPS IAW B-727 SRM 51-10-2. FABRICATED NEW BEARING HALVES IAW B-727 SRM 53-40-1 FIGURE 2 DETAIL III. ACCOMPLISHED DYE PENETRANT INSPECTION ON BEARING HALVES IAW SOPM 20-20-02, NO DEFECTS NOTED, CADMIUM PLATED NEW BEARING HALVES IAW B-727 SRM 53-40-1 FIGURE 2.