Service difficulty report · Leg Assy · Airbus A320*

Difficulty date
September 19, 2023
Submitted
September 21, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N161UW
Make and model
Airbus A320*
Aircraft serial
1403
Aircraft time
72,618 hours, 27,894 cycles
Part
Leg Assy
Part number
D2358952012
Part serial
B743
Condition
Noisy
Location
Zone 700 - Gears
Part time
61,307 hours, 31,636 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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: DURING PUSHBACK - VERY ROUGH PUSH, VERY LOUD SOUND FROM THE NOSE DURING TAXI - ONLY DURING LEFT TAXI TURNS AND DURING BRAKING. MAINTENANCE CONFIRMED THAT WHEN TURNING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT WITH THE WHEELS INSTALLED A GRINDING NOISE OCCURS. MAINTENANCE DISCONNECTED THE WHEELS AND THEY WERE ABLE TO TURN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SLLEVE. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THE INTERNAL PORTION OF THE GEAR WAS CAUSING THE ISSUE AND REPLACED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR LEG ASSEMBLY PER TASK CARD 26L71032003.