Service difficulty report · Trunnion · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
July 29, 2013
Submitted
August 12, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N628FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48447
Aircraft time
92,073 hours, 16,956 cycles
Part
Trunnion
Part number
ACA7017502
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg
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 WHEEL WELL RT TRUNNION FITTING LOWER AREA FOUND CRACKED. AREA TRIMMED OUT AND REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-10-14, FIG 202. REPAIR 2, REV 53. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100, REV 116. INITIAL INSP AT 1500 CYCLES AND REPETITIVE INSP REQUIRED AT 1500 CYCLES USING HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT OR LIQUID PENETRANT METHOD IAW SRM 53-10-14, TABLE 201, FIG 202, REPAIR 2, REVISION 53.

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