Service difficulty report · Wheel · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
August 27, 2015
Submitted
August 28, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6181
Aircraft time
4,076 hours, 1,614 cycles
Part
Wheel
Part number
315313
Part serial
A8905
Condition
Defective
Location
Nlg
Part time
6,418 hours, 3,396 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 741 EN-ROUTE, ON TAKEOFF ACFT VIBRATED & OSCILLATED 3 - 4 DEG, PITCH UP & DOWN DURING GEAR RETRACTION. THE FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMER, RETURNED TO FIELD & LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DUE TO THE BRIEF & TRANSIENT NATURE OF THIS EVENT, TAKEOFF UNTIL WHEELS UP, IAW COMPANY REQUEST NOSE WHEELS REPLACED. SEE LOG PAGE 3123853 & 3123852 PILOT INDICATED NEGATIVE FLIGHT CONTROL OSCILLATION ON VIBRATION REPORTING FORM. NO REOCCURRENCE ON GEAR DOWN FOR LANDING & NO 30 DAY HISTORY.

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