What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE. CORROSION AND PITTING FOUND ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TORQUE TUBE. REPLACED TORQUE TUB, PER EA 309172.
- Difficulty date
- October 15, 2020
- Submitted
- October 16, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N127UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320214
- Aircraft serial
- 4202
- Aircraft time
- 16,791 hours, 7,610 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Torque Tube
- Part number
- D3231017000000
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Nlg
- 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.