What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. VERY EXCESSIVE NOSE WHEEL VIBRATION AFTER ROTATION ON TAKE OFF. MAINTENANCE FOUND CENTER HINGE PIN FOR TORQUE LINK WORN. REPLACED CENTER HINGE PIN PER AMM 32-21-27.
- Difficulty date
- December 4, 2017
- Submitted
- December 8, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N507AY
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 3712
- Aircraft time
- 32,626 hours, 11,477 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Hinge Pin
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Mlg
- 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.