Service difficulty report · Torque Link · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
June 30, 2016
Submitted
July 5, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N702UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
896
Aircraft time
48,021 hours, 27,775 cycles
Part
Torque Link
Part number
D65234
Part serial
L2113
Condition
Defective
Location
Nlg
Part time
42,563 hours, 26,050 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. CREW REPORTED, NOT ABLE TO MOVE THE NOSE WHEEL AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP ON RUNWAY 28R. AFTER LANDING AT ABOUT 60 KNOTS, LG LGCIU 1 FAULT CAME ON AND THEY FELT THE NOSE WHEEL PULLING TO THE RT. WHEN THE ACFT CAME TO COMPLETE STOP NEAR TAXIWAY C3 THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO MOVE THE NOSE WHEEL AND TAXI OFF THE RUNWAY. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO CHECK THE NOSE WHEEL TO SEE IF IT WAS FLAT OR IF IT WAS TURNED. FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED THE NOSE WHEEL WAS TURNED 90 DEGREES TO THE RT. MX REPLACED THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ON THE NLG. THE UPPER AND LOWER TORQUE LINKS IAW AMM 32-21-27-400-001A, GROUND SENSING MECHANISMS AND PROXIMITY SENSORS IAW AMM 32-21-45-400-801A & 32 31-73-820-006A. A SATISFACTORY OPS CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW AMM 32-31-00-720-003A. SEE AALA201607059001, AALA201607059003 AND AALA201607059004.

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