Service difficulty report · Strut · Airbus A320233

Difficulty date
May 3, 2000
Submitted
September 8, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N240TA
Make and model
Airbus A320233
Aircraft serial
561
Part
Strut
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

SJO/CCS/SJO - FLT LR610 - DURING TAKEOFF, GROUND CREW OBSERVED SEPARATION OF THE WHEEL NR 1 THREAD RECAP. AIRCRAFT WAS CONTACTED BY SJO GROUND MAINTENANCE AND ADVISED TO RETURN TO SAN JOSE STATION FOR MAINT. AFTER UNEVENTFUL LANDING, MAINT TECHS INSPECTED THE ACFT, FOUND DAMAGE ON THE LT WING FIXED MLG DOOR, INBD FOREFLAP, MID-FLAP, AFT FLAP, AND LOWER T/E PANEL. WHEELS NR 1 AND NR 2 REMOVED AND REPLACED PER AMM 32-45-11. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT INNER FOREFLAP PER AMM 27-51-41. INBD LT MID-FLAP REMOVED AND REPLACED PER AMM 27-51-12. LT INNER AFT FLAP REMOVED AND REPLACED PER AMM 27-51-31. LT WING INNER MLG DOOR REMOVED PER CONFIG DEVIATION LIST ITEM 3-32-10-4. ACFT RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. (X)

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