Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
October 25, 2017
Submitted
October 31, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48602
Aircraft time
77,412 hours, 18,500 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
ACA7017502
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING HFEC INSPECTION ON NOSE LANDING GEAR RT TRUNNION FTG SLOT OUT AREA, CRACK FOUND ON THE RADIUS PARALLEL TO THE SLOT OUT AREA APPROX 3/4 INCH LENGTH AS MARKED. CRACK AT NOSE LANDING GEAR RT TRUNNION FTG EXISTING SLOT OUT REPAIR AREA, REMOVED AND FOUND WITHIN LIMITS AS PER SRM 53-10-14-2R REPAIR 2 FIG 202 (LENGTH = 1.500" WITH=0.280") NEW REPAIR FILLER FABRICATED AND INSTALLED AT NOSE LANDING GEAR RT TRUNNION FTG STA 595 AS PER SRM 53-10-14-2R REPAIR 2 FIG 202. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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