# Incident 20050921026559I: Airbus A320232, Los Angeles, CA, September 21, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2005, 18:18 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Los Angeles International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: YENA
- Location: 33.9425° N, 118.4081° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9425&lon=-118.4081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N536JB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N536JB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus A320-232 (registry code 3940004, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a320-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE V2500SERIES (registry code 34601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2500series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320232
- People aboard: 141
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total, 2,558 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05IA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05IA312) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050921026559I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) UPON DEPARTURE FROM BURBANK, CALIF. THE PILOT OBSERVED A MALFUNCTION MESSAGE ON HIS COCKPIT DISPLAY. FLYBY AT LONG BEACH, CALIF. AIRPORT (LGB) DISCLOSED THAT THE AIRCRAFT NOSE WHEEL WAS TURNED 90 TO THE LEFT RELATIVE TO THE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT. PILOT FLEW A PATTERN OVER THE OCEAN TO BURN FUEL LOAD TO 10,000 LBS. AIRCRAFT MADE A LANDING ON RUNWAY 25 LEFT AT LAX WITH THE NOSE WHEELS TURNED PERPENDICULAR TO LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE FRONT TIRES AND WHEELS WERE DESTROYED, AS WAS THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TRUNION ASSEMBLY. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSTALLED ONE NEW NOSE GEAR WHEEL AND WAS TOWED TO THE AIRCRAFT FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION. NOTED DURING REMOVAL OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FOR SHIPPING TO THE NTSB DESIGNATED FACILITY, WAS BROKEN "BACKPLATE TANGS" WHICH SERVE TO PREVENT ROTATION OF THE LANDING GEAR "SHOCK ABSORBER" UNIT WITHIN THE STRUT HOUSING. AS A RESULT OF THE FAA INSPECTORS FINDINGS TWO SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS WERE WRITTEN AND FORWARDED TO AIR 100.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX05IA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05IA312), Sep 22, 2005: Airbus Industrie A320 (N536JB), Los Angeles, CA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of two anti-rotation lugs due to repeated cyclic pre-landing tests, which allowed the nosewheels to deviate from the 0-degree position on landing gear retraction. A contributing…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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