- Difficulty date
- May 20, 2017
- Submitted
- May 24, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug MD1030F
- Aircraft serial
- 48287
- Aircraft time
- 70,508 hours, 23,608 cycles
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Lt 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 MLG RETRACT ACTUATOR A-FRAME ATTACH FITTING AFT BUSHING LOOSE. REPAIRED AIRFRAME IAW EA 8-5740-T0333341. FOUND CORROSION INSIDE A-FRAME ACTUATOR RETRACT. HONNED A-FRAME BORE TO 2.265 TO REMOVE CORROSION. REPAIRED THE FRAME IAW EA. 8-5740-T0333341 P1.