What was found
DURING 2C CHECK, EGAT MECHANIC FOUND CRACK ON NLG TRUNNION SUPPORT FITTING, Y=582, X=24. CRACK LENGTH MEASURED 1 INCH. REPAIR THE NLG TRUNNION SUPPORT FITTING IAW MD-11 SRM 53-10-14 FIGURE 202, REPAIR 2, REV 41.
- Difficulty date
- September 17, 2009
- Submitted
- October 6, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N271WA
- Make and model
- Doug MD11
- Aircraft serial
- 48518
- Aircraft time
- 52,690 hours, 9,824 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4462
- System (JASC)
- 5343 · Fuselage, Landing Gear Attach Fittings
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- ACA7017501
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nlg Trunnion
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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