What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: EXCESSIVE NOSE VIBRATION AFTER NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED ON LANDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR CENTER TORQUE LINK PIN BENT AND REPLACED IT PER AMM 32-21-27.
- Difficulty date
- October 27, 2023
- Submitted
- October 30, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N580UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320*
- Aircraft serial
- 6133
- Aircraft time
- 29,843 hours, 12,009 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Pin
- Part number
- UNKNOWN
- Condition
- Bent
- Location
- Zone 700 - Gears
- Stage of operation
- LD
- 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.