What was found
DURING SHOCK STRUT REPACK, FOUND DAMAGE & CORROSION TO LOWER BEARING AND INNER CYLINDER RETAINING SLOT. REPLACED INNER CYLINDER IAW CMM 32-21-04 CHAPTER 7. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NLG SHOCK STRUT.
- Difficulty date
- August 3, 2017
- Submitted
- August 7, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N437QX
- Make and model
- Bombdr DHC8402
- Aircraft serial
- 4240
- Aircraft time
- 19,119 hours, 20,439 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- 471055
- Part serial
- AIM00082
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 19,116 hours, 20,436 cycles
- 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.