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AD/B767/104 - Main Landing Gear Front Trunnion Support Pin

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The Civil Aviation Safety Authority requires operators of Boeing 767s (line positions 1–562) to carry out the inspection program set out in FAA Airworthiness Directive 98‑16‑07 after corrosion and plating cracks were found in forward trunnion support pin assemblies that could cause main‑gear collapse. A Boeing service bulletin is cited as related material. Operators and their maintenance teams must follow the FAA instructions, bear inspection and repair costs, and obtain the external technical documents to comply.

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AD/B767/104 - Main Landing Gear Front Trunnion Support Pin

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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Boeing 767 Series Aeroplanes

AD/B767/104 Main Landing Gear Front Trunnion Support Pin 11/98

Applicability: Model 767 series aircraft having line positions 1 through 562.

Requirement: Inspect in accordance with the technical requirements of FAA AD 98-16-07 Amdt 39- 10683.

Note: Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 767-57A0047 Revision 1 refers.

Compliance: As specified in the Requirement Document with a revised effective date of 8 October 1998.

This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 8 October 1998.

Background: The FAA received reports indicating that pin assemblies in the forward trunnion support of the main landing gear were found to have corroded as a result of plating cracks. Corrosion in a pin assembly could result in breakage, and consequent collapse of the main landing gear.

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