Service difficulty report · Trunnion · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
March 8, 2011
Submitted
March 28, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N527FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48601
Aircraft time
47,698 hours, 8,170 cycles
Part
Trunnion
Part number
ACA7017501
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 700
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

NOSE LANDING GEAR LEFT HAND TRUNNION FITTING FOUND CRACKED. APPROXIMATELY 1.25 INCHES LENGTH. NOSE LANDING GEAR LEFT HAND TRUNNION FITTING REPAIRED AS PER SRM 53-10-14 FIGURE 202 REVISION 45. CATEGORY B REPAIR - REPETITIVE INSPECTION REQUIRED - INITIAL INSPECTION AT 1500 FLIGHT CYCLES AND REPETITIVE INSPECTION AT EVERY 1500 FLIGHT CYCLES TO BE CARRIED OUT AS PER SRM 53-10-14 REPAIR 2 TABLE 201 REVISION 45. METHOD OF INSPECTION HFEC OR LIQUID PENETRANT. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR AS PER GMM 6-2-100 REVISION 112.

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