Service difficulty report · Strut · Boeing 7572S7

Difficulty date
March 30, 2011
Submitted
April 18, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N902AW
Make and model
Boeing 7572S7
Aircraft serial
23322
Aircraft time
89,543 hours, 32,963 cycles
Part
Strut
Part number
162N11221
Condition
Corroded
Location
Nlg
Part time
61,157 hours, 32,475 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.

What was found

MCN - C1 - CORROSION ON RIGHT SIDE LOWER FORWARD AREA OF INNER BORE OF NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT LOWER TORSION LINK LUG. REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR INNER CYLINDER ASSEMBLY LOWER STRUT IAW B757 32-51-11-4, 32-51-00-5 & 32-34-00-5.

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