Service difficulty report · Support · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 2, 2010
Submitted
April 12, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N994DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53346
Aircraft time
49,019 hours, 35,786 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Support
Condition
Scratched
Location
Rt Mlg
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

SCRATCHES ON TRANSITION STEP OF RT GEAR SUPPORT BUSHING BORE. RT MLG SUPPORT BUSHING BORE WAS MACHINED AT TRANSITION STEP TO CLEAN UP DAMAGED SURFACE IAW ERA 480222-14AD REV ORIG. REMAINING WALL THICKNESS BETWEEN BUSHING AND BEARING 1.223, BEARING BORE ID 2.316. FLOURESCENT DYE INSP PERFORMED IAW EA 09-093855-03 AD OPN 0204, PAR J, NOTE A. NO CRACKS NOTED. RT GEAR SUPPORT BUSHING WAS FAB & INST IAW DWG 4935859, EA 09-093855-03 AD OPN 0204 AND DWG AMR0957288 AND ERA480222-14AD REV ORIG.

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