What was found
RT MLG OUTER CYLINDER HAS HEAVY CORROSION AT AND JUST ABOVE GLAND NUT THREADS. GEAR REMOVED FROM ACFT, SEPARATED INNER FROM OUTER CYLINDER, & ROUTED OUTER CYL TO SHOP. OPEN
- Difficulty date
- May 9, 2009
- Submitted
- May 15, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N544UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 25322
- Aircraft time
- 66,014 hours, 19,003 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 3213 · Main Landing Gear Strut/Axle/Truck
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- 161N121018
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Rt Mlg
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.