Service difficulty report · Torque Link · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
January 24, 2016
Submitted
January 26, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N539UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
4082
Aircraft time
21,128 hours, 8,233 cycles
Part
Torque Link
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GNDED. FOUND NLG CTR HINGE PIN TO BE CRACKED IAW JC 26C71032003. REPLACED NLG TORQUE LINK ASSEMBLY IAW AMM 32-21-27.

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