Service difficulty report · Trunnion · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
May 29, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N517DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21433
Part
Trunnion
Condition
Corrosion
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
IN
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

THE LEFT AND RIGHT NLG TRUNNION BEARING FITTINGS HAD CORROSION ON THE FACES AND THE BORES. CORROSION REMOVAL RESULTED IN THE LT BORE ID 2.608, RT BORE ID 2.5885, UPPER FITTING SPOT FACED THICKNESS IS 1.506, CAP SPOT FACED THICKNESS IS 1.460. ALL CORROSION REMOVAL WITHIN TOLERANCE PER M/M 53-40-00. ALL REWORKED AREAS DYE CHECKED AND ROTO PEENED PER P/S 900-4 NR 5. BUSHING MFG AND INSTALLED PER M/M 53-40-0.