Service difficulty report · Trunnion · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
October 7, 2020
Submitted
December 1, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48554
Aircraft time
89,904 hours, 18,975 cycles
Part
Trunnion
Part number
ACA7017501
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg
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

HFEC INSPECTION ON NOSE LANDING GEAR LEFT HAND TRUNNION FITTING EXISTING TRIMMED OUT AREA APPROXIMATELY STATION 595 FOUND CRACK APPROXIMATELY 0.2". NOSE LANDING GEAR LEFT HAND TRUNNION FITTING EXISTING TRIMMED OUT AREA APPROXIMATELY STATION 595 CRACKED AREA CARRIED OUT REPAIR, AS PER SRM 53-10-14 FIGURE 202 REPAIR 2. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR, PER GMM 6-2-100. REPAIRED AREA REQUIRES INITIAL INSPECTION AT 1,500 FLIGHT CYCLE WITH REPETITIVE INSPECTION AT EVERY 1,500 FLIGHT CYCLE, AS PER SRM 53-10-14-2R TABLE 201 REPAIR 202/REPAIR 2.

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