What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: EXCESSIVE NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY ON TAKE OFF BEFORE RETRACTION. MAINTENANCE NOSE LANDING GEAR TORQUE LINK CENTER HINGE APEX PIN WORN AND REPLACED IT PER AMM 32-21-27-400-002-A
- Difficulty date
- May 18, 2022
- Submitted
- May 20, 2022
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N573UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A300*
- Aircraft serial
- 5939
- Aircraft time
- 26,381 hours, 10,364 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- None
- Part number
- D68797
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Zone 700 - Gears
- Stage of operation
- TO
- 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.