Service difficulty report · Trunnion · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
June 27, 2022
Submitted
July 20, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N617FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48748
Aircraft time
80,824 hours, 20,233 cycles
Part
Trunnion
Part number
ACA7017501
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

DURING HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT SURFACE REPETITIVE INSPECTION ON THE LEFT HAND NOSE LANDING GEAR TRUNION FITTING AFT OF NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR AFT HINGE FITTING SLOT OUT AREA FOUND 01 EACH CRACKS WITH LENGTH APPROXIMATELY 0.2Ï¿½ AT STATION 575. AT HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT SURFACE REPETITIVE INSPECTION ON LEFT HAND NOSE LANDING GEAR TRUNION FITTING AFT OF NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR AFT HINGE FITTING SLOT OUT AREA WITH 01 EACH CRACK STATION 575 REPAIRED AS PER SRM 53-10- 14-2R REPAIR 2 FIGURE 202. REPETITIVE INSPECTION REQUIRED Ï¿½ INITIAL AT 1,500 CYCLES AND REPETITIVE INSPECTION AT 1,500 CYCLES TO BE CARRIED OUT AS PER SRM 53-10-14-2R REPAIR 2 TABLE 201 (FIGURE 202). REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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