What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: DURING INSPECTION OF NOSE LANDING GEAR TORQUE LINK ASSEMBLY, FOUND CENTER HINGE PIN WITH CORROSION ON THREADS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED CENTER HINGE PIN PER AMM 32-21-27.
- Difficulty date
- October 23, 2022
- Submitted
- October 25, 2022
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9026C
- Make and model
- Airbus A319115
- Aircraft serial
- 6429
- Aircraft time
- 21,634 hours, 9,749 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Hinge Pin
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Zone 700 - Gears
- 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.