Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
September 16, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N172DN
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
24775
Part
Landing Gear
Part number
161T111034
Condition
Fractured
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING TAXI FOR TAKOFF, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AS AIRCRAFT WAS MAKING TURN TO RUNWAY. LANDING GEAR TRUNNION OUTER CYLINDER FAILED AT THE AFT TRUNNION AREA AND DIAGONALLY ACROSS THE MAIN GEAR STRUT. THE STRUT PUNCTURED THE WING UPPER SURFACE AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE RIGHT ENGINE. WING STRUCTURE, ENGINE AND PYLON SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, UNDER INVESTIGATION.