Service difficulty report · Trunnion · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
September 14, 2020
Submitted
September 22, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N588FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48490
Aircraft time
87,700 hours, 19,502 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

HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION CARRIED OUT ON RIGHT HAND NOSE LANDING GEAR TRUNNION FITTING, STATION 583 EXISTING TRIMMED OUT AREA FOUND CRACK APPROXIMATELY 0.4 INCHES. CRACKED NOSE LANDING GEAR RIGHT HAND TRUNNION FITTING AT STATION Y=583 REPAIRED, AS PER SRM 53-10-14-2R FIGURE 202 REPAIR 2. INITIAL INSPECTION TO BE CARRIED OUT AT 1500 FLIGHT CYCLES AND REPETITIVE INSPECTION TO BE CARRIED OUT AT EVERY 1500 FLIGHT CYCLES, AS PER SRM 53-10-14-2R FIGURE 202 REPAIR 2 TABLE 201. REQUIREMENT METHOD BY HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT OR LIQUID PENETRANT. REPAIR CLASSIFID AS MAJOR PER, GMM 6-2-100.

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