Service difficulty report · Rod Bearing · Boeing 7472D7B

Difficulty date
February 20, 2009
Submitted
February 24, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N526MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D7B
Aircraft serial
22337
Aircraft time
98,576 hours, 20,255 cycles
Part
Rod Bearing
Part number
BACB10CC8A
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIR TURN BACK - AFTER TAKEOFF AND GEAR RETRACTED THE RED GEAR DOOR LIGHT ON BOTH PRIMARY AND ALTERNATE ON ENGINEERS PANEL. BOTH TILT LIGHTS ON. GEAR EXTENDED DOWN AND LOCKED. DOOR OPEN LIGHT ON. FOUND RIGHT WING GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR ROD BROKEN, AND RIGHT WING GEAR DOOR BOARD GUIDE BEARING DAMAGED. REPLACED RIGHT WING GEAR TILT ACTUATOR PER MM 32-11-20. LEAK CHECKED OK. REPLACED ROD ASSY PER MM 32-12-00, REPLACED DOOR GUIDE BEARING AND OPS CHECK OF DOOR CHECKED OK PER MM 32-12-03. PERFORMED RIGHT WING GEAR RETRACTION CHECK PER MM 32-30-00, NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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