Service difficulty report · Bearing · Boeing 75728A

Difficulty date
November 15, 2022
Submitted
November 16, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N913FD
Make and model
Boeing 75728A
Aircraft serial
24017
Aircraft time
93,958 hours, 32,403 cycles
Part
Bearing
Condition
Misaligned
Location
Cargo Door
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AFTER LOADING, UNABLE TO LOCK MAIN CARGO DOOR, ONLY THE FWD CAM IS LOCKED, AFT CAM WOULD NOT MOVE. AMM: 52-32-00-5 DURING INSPECTION OF THE HOOK PIN, FOUND MISALIGNEMENT BETWEEN BOTH BEARING HOUSINGS, CAUSING POINT OF CONTACT AT WRONG LOCATION AND BLOCKING THE ROTATION OF THE AFT HOOK PIN. REINSTALLED HOOK PIN WITH SAME AMM. AFTER REINSTALLATION MEASUREMENT: AC 62.9MM (MINUS 62.74MM) AND CLEARANCE BETWEEN HOOK AND PIN FOUND AT 6.0 MM (6.35 /- 0.76). PERFORMED SEVERAL OPS TESTS WITH SUCCESS.

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