Service difficulty report · Trunnion · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
November 5, 2020
Submitted
December 1, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N614FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48528
Aircraft time
85,747 hours, 21,317 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

CRACK INDICATION FOUND APPROXIMATELY 0.125 INCHES IN LENGTH DURING HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION ON LEFT HAND SIDE NOSE LANDING GEAR TRUNNION FITTING EXISTING TRIM OUT AT STATION 583. LEFT HAND SIDE NOSE LANDING GEAR TRUNNION FITTING EXISTING TRIM OUT AT STATION 583 CRACK APPROXIMATELY 0.125 INCHES. CARRIED OUT REPAIR, AS PER EA NR: 1-5310-T0312012A PART 3. TITLE: FUSELAGE-MAIN FRAME-LT NLG TRUNNION FITTING CRACK INSPECTION. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR, PER GMM 6-2-100.

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