Service difficulty report · Pin · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
March 18, 2011
Submitted
April 27, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N727FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
579
Aircraft time
39,732 hours, 21,858 cycles
Part
Pin
Part number
C6644120
Condition
Cracked
Location
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

LEFT UNDERCARRAIGE HAS ONGOING REPORTS OF SHOCK STRUT LOOSING PRESSURE, DURING BASE MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION OF PRESSURE LEAK RATE, LEFT HAND DRAG LINK BRACE AFT LOCATING SUPPORT PIN FOUND SHEARED 360 DEGREES INTERNALLY AND SLIGHT PIN MIGRATION NOTED. BOTH MLG ASSY'S REPLACED. HEAVY LANDING CHECKS CARRIED OUT TO ENSURE NO FURTHER STRUCTURAL DAMAGE HAD OCCURED. BOTH GEARS REPLACED ON CARD 32T0007 LT AND 32T0008 RT. SUPPORT PIN THOUGHT TO HAVE SHEARED OR CRACKED DUE TO LANDING AIRCRAFT WITH AN UNDER INFLATED SHOCK ABSORBER.

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