Service difficulty report · Trunnion · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
June 7, 2016
Submitted
June 7, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N578FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48458
Aircraft time
68,077 hours, 18,334 cycles
Part
Trunnion
Part number
ACA7017502
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING HFEC INSPECTION ON NLG RT TRUNNION FITTING LOWER SECTION, EXISTING REPAIR AREA FOUND ONE EACH CRACK PROPAGATION, APPROX 0.50 INCH IN LENGTH AT STATION Y=595. CRACKED AREA REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-10-14-2R, REPAIR 2 FIG 202. INITIAL INSPECTION TO BE CARRIED OUT AT 1500 FLIGHT CYCLES AND REPETITIVE INSPECTION TO BE CARRIED OUT AT EVERY 1500 FLIGHT CYCLES IAW SRM 53-10-14-2R, REPAIR 2, TABLE 201, REQUIREMENTS. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100.

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