Service difficulty report · Torque Link · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
January 5, 2018
Submitted
January 9, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N150UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
5504
Aircraft time
16,228 hours, 6,598 cycles
Part
Torque Link
Part number
D65234
Part serial
1810
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nlg
Part time
16,222 hours, 6,597 cycles
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY BECAME NOTICEABLE AT120 KNOTS AND INCREASED UNTIL ROTATION. STOPPED SHORTLY AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. MAINTENANCE REPLACED NOSE GEAR TORQUE LINK ASSEMBLY PER AMM 32-21-27 AND PERFORMED SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS CHECK.

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