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An MD80 left main landing gear channel was found with 2 cracks one 2 pt 5 inch in length with second vertical crack from middle extends to lip.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 637189 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200407 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician oversight : supervisor |
| ASRS Report | 637189 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other other : 969 |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : engineering procedure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
Narrative:
Upon inspection found 2 1/2 inch crack, and at middle of crack there was a perpendicular crack which extended through the lip of the left wheel well channel. There was no way to stop drill the crack on the lip due to the fact there was no material left. The perpendicular crack was approximately 1 inch long. Stop drilled crack vertical and per company repair document 53-1-00-13 repair continued aircraft in service.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 L MAIN LNDG GEAR CHANNEL WAS FOUND WITH 2 CRACKS ONE 2 PT 5 INCH IN LENGTH WITH SECOND VERT CRACK FROM MIDDLE EXTENDS TO LIP.
Narrative: UPON INSPECTION FOUND 2 1/2 INCH CRACK, AND AT MIDDLE OF CRACK THERE WAS A PERPENDICULAR CRACK WHICH EXTENDED THROUGH THE LIP OF THE L WHEEL WELL CHANNEL. THERE WAS NO WAY TO STOP DRILL THE CRACK ON THE LIP DUE TO THE FACT THERE WAS NO MATERIAL LEFT. THE PERPENDICULAR CRACK WAS APPROX 1 INCH LONG. STOP DRILLED CRACK VERT AND PER COMPANY REPAIR DOCUMENT 53-1-00-13 REPAIR CONTINUED ACFT IN SVC.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.