Service difficulty report · Pin · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
June 6, 2017
Submitted
August 3, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N627VA
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
2851
Part
Pin
Part number
D68797
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING ISSUE DURING LANDING ROLL-OUT. ON LANDING AT 70KTS, THE NOSE OF THE ACFT BEGAN A SIGNIFICANT SHIMMY AND ONCE SLOWED ACFT WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER AS LONG AS TAXI SPEED WAS SLOW, WE COULD TAXI/STEER. UPON INSPECTION THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TORQUE LINK APEX PIN WAS FOUND BROKEN. THE APEX PIN, UPPER AND LOWER TORQUE LINKS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE ACCOMPLISHED IAW AMM 05-51-23-200-001-A, ANM05-51-22-200-001-A, ANM32-21-27 PB401 AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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