What was found
DURING INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE LT MLG AXLE. THE PART WAS REMOVED & SENT FOR NDT INSPECTION, WHERE THE CRACK WAS CONFIRMED.
- Difficulty date
- November 23, 2015
- Submitted
- December 3, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N520BN
- Make and model
- Bnorm BN2B20
- Aircraft serial
- 2240
- Aircraft time
- 12,367 hours, 26,432 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3213 · Main Landing Gear Strut/Axle/Truck
- Part
- Axle
- Part number
- 46169
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Mlg
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.