SDR WRLA95002

Service difficulty report · Lower Lock Link · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
January 18, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N274WA
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48633
Part
Lower Lock Link
Part number
ACG72371
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
IN
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

THE INITIAL EXPANDED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION, PERFORMED IAW AD 94-18-07 PAR B-2-II AND MD-11 ALERT SERVICE BULLETIN A32-47, REVEALED A CRACK INDICATION IN THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE LINK, APPROXIMATELY 15 MILLIMETERS IN LENGTH. REWORK OF THE LINK TO THE LIMITS ALLOWED BY SERVICE BULLETIN FAILED TO REMOVE THE CRACK INDICATION. REMOVED AND REPLACED LINK (P/N ACG7237-1), (S/N AP166 WITH NEW LINK (P/N ACG 7237-1), (S/N AP177).

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