Service difficulty report · Trunnion · Doug MD11F

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
Part
Trunnion
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
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

DURING HIGH FRIQUENCY EDDY CURRENT SURFACE INSPECTION ON THE RIGHT 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. RIGHT HAND NOSE LANDING GEAR TRUNION FITTING AFT OF NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR AFT HINGE FITTING SLOT OUT AREA CRACK AT STATION Y = 595 REPAIR CARRIED OUT AS PER MD-11 SRM 53-10-14-2R FIGURE 202 REPAIR 2. REPETITIVE INSPECTION REQUIREMENT INITIAL INSPECTION AT 1500 FLIGHT CYCLE, REPETITIVE AT 1500 FLIGHT CYCLE METHOD: HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT (NDT SPM) PART 6. PER SRM 53-10-14-2R TABLE 201 / FIGURE 202 REPAIR 2. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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