What was found
DURING HIGH FRIQUENCY EDDY CURRENT SURFACE 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 0.4Ï¿½.
- Difficulty date
- July 29, 2022
- Submitted
- July 29, 2022
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N585FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48481
- Aircraft time
- 93,214 hours, 21,630 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5343 · Fuselage, Landing Gear Attach Fittings
- Part
- Trunnion
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Mlg
- 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.