What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: CHROME CHIP FOUND APPROX 1/4" X 3/8" ON NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT / SHOCK ABSORBER. REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT / SHOCK ABSORBER AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.
- Difficulty date
- June 30, 2023
- Submitted
- July 3, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N121UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320214
- Aircraft serial
- 1294
- Aircraft time
- 65,143 hours, 32,270 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3213 · Main Landing Gear Strut/Axle/Truck
- Part
- Shock Absorber
- Part number
- D235920202
- Part serial
- B712
- Condition
- Chipped
- Location
- Zone 700 - Gears
- Part time
- 35,566 hours, 19,740 cycles
- 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.