What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:C NLG W/W, NLG LT FITTING FOUND CRACK WITH STOP DRILL. MAJOR REPAIR TO CRACK AND STOP DRILL HOLE ON NLG LT TRUNNION FITTING. CARRIED OUT AS PER ENGINEERING FILE NR MD11-53-20073 AND EN 1278-06.
- Difficulty date
- August 15, 2006
- Submitted
- November 6, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N285UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48457
- Aircraft time
- 71,564 hours, 11,685 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5343 · Fuselage, Landing Gear Attach Fittings
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- ACA7017501
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nlg Trunnion
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.