Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
September 13, 2019
Submitted
September 27, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N624FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48443
Aircraft time
106,002 hours, 21,862 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
ACA7017501
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg Trunnion
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION CARRY OUT AND FOUND CRACK APPROXIMATELY Ï¿½Ï¿½ IN LENGTH ON SLOT OUT AREA AT NOSE LANDING GEAR LEFT HAND FORWARD TRUNNION FITTING AT STATION 595. PROPAGATED CRACK ON EXISTING REPAIR AT LEFT HAND FORWARD TRUNNION FITTING STATION 595 REMOVED BY EXTENDING TRIM OUT AREA AND NEW REPAIR FILLER FABRICATED AND INSTALLED AS PER SRM 53-10-14-2R REPAIR 2 FIGURE 202. HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION CARRY OUT ON TRIMMED OUT AREA AS PER DAC NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001 AND FOUND NO CRACK EVIDENT. INITIAL INSPECTION REQUIRED AT1500 FLIGHT CYCLE AND REPETITIVE INSPECTION REQUIRED EVERY 1500 FLIGHT CYCLE BY HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT OR LIQUID PENETRANT AS PER SRM 53-10-14-2R TABLE 201 FIGURE 202 REPAIR 2. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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