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, 40,672 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

LT NLG TRUNNION AND LOWER CAP BORE HAS PITTING CORROSION. CLEANED LT NLG TRUNNION AS REQUIRED IAW B-727 MM 12-40-0. CORROSION FOUND, REQUIRES REPAIR IAW B-727 SRM 53-40-1 FIGURE 2. REAMED LT NLG TRUNNION IAW B-727 SRM 53-40-1 FIGURE 2, TRUNNION REWORKED WITHIN LIMITS IAW B-727 SRM 53-40-1 FIGURE 2 TABLE I. ACCOMPLISHED DYE PENETRANT INSPECTION IAW SOPM 20-20-02, NO CORROSION NOTED. TREATED AND PRIMED TRUNNION CAPS IAW B-727 SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED NEW BEARING HALVES IAW B-727 SRM 53-40-1 FIGURE 2 DETAIL III. ACCOMPLISHED DYE PENETRANT OF NEW BEARING CAPS IAW SOPM 20-20-02, NO DEFECTS NOTED. CADMIUM PLATED NEW BEARING HALVES IAW B-727 SRM 53-40-1 FIGURE 2.