Service difficulty report · Drag Brace · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
April 15, 2010
Submitted
April 20, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1603
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
29695
Aircraft time
52,953 hours, 7,589 cycles
Part
Drag Brace
Part number
161T11721
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON T/O EICAS CAUTION MESSAGE GEAR DISAGREE ALUMINATION FOLLOWED BY AND EICAS CAUTION GEAR DOOR MESSAGE AND BOTH INDIVIDUAL DOORS AND GEAR DIAGREEMENT LIGHT. JACKED ACFT SWUNG GEAR. LT MLG DRAG BRACE CHATTERING AND GEAR DID NOT GO ALL THE WAY UP. FOUND LT MLG DRAG BRACE INBD FITTING MISSING GREASE ZERK. INST. SAME LUBE FITTING. OPERATED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES ALL SYS OP NML. ACFT OK FOR SVC ETOPS CATEGORY 'E': PROBLEMS WITH SYS CRITICAL TO ETOPS