Service difficulty report · Lug · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
September 6, 2019
Submitted
September 9, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N754UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1328
Aircraft time
45,524 hours, 32,591 cycles
Part
Lug
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg
Component
Landing Gear
Component part number
D3201000000060
Stage of operation
IN
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: WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING NOSE LANDING GEAR SHIMMY / VIBRATION ISSUE MAINTENANCE: FOUND EXCESSIVE PLAY / WEAR ON THE ANTI-ROTATION LUG INSIDE THE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY. FURTHER EVALUATION REVEALED THE DETECTION OF RUST AND A POSSIBLE CRACK ON THE ANTI-ROTATION LUG. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED PER TASK CARD 26L71032003.

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