Service difficulty report · Strut · Boeing 747409F

Difficulty date
February 6, 2010
Submitted
March 5, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N18716
Make and model
Boeing 747409F
Aircraft serial
33732
Aircraft time
26,816 hours, 4,561 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Misrepaired
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIR TURNED BACK DUE TO NLG CAN NOT BE RETRACTED. MX RECORD SHOWN THAT TASK OF NLG SHOCK STRUT FULL SERVICE HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON JAN/23/2010 FOR CORRECTING TLB ENTRY. A FULLY LEAK TEST WAS ACCOMPLISHED WHEN ACFT BACK TO DEPARTURE. THERE WAS NO LEAKAGE FOUND. THE CHARGE VALVE, PRESSURE SW AND PRESSURE GAGE WERE REMOVED AND SENT FOR BENCH TEST WITH RESULTS OF NORMAL. THE SHOCK STRUT WAS MONITORED FOR 10 DAYS, 21 FLT LEG, WITH CONITION NORMAL. SINCE NO AIR LEAKAGE WAS DETECTED AND SQK WAS MERELY ELIMINATED BY SHOCK STRUT SERVICE AGAIN. THE ROOT CAUSE WAS CONDUCTED TO WORKMANSHIP ISSUE DURING PREVIOUS MX ACTION.