What was found
WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING AN AIRFRAME VIBRATION ISSUE, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT AFT NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR HINGE FITTING TO HAVE EXCESSIVE PLAY. REPLACED THE HINGE FITTING PER CMM 22-13-400-001-A. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.
- Difficulty date
- April 13, 2018
- Submitted
- April 20, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N769US
- Make and model
- Airbus A319112
- Aircraft serial
- 1391
- Aircraft time
- 47,014 hours, 30,364 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5280 · Landing Gear Doors
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Condition
- Excess Play
- Location
- Nlg Door
- 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.