Service difficulty report · Link · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
December 22, 2018
Submitted
January 22, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N973AV
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1073
Part
Link
Part number
10211101000
Part serial
09MG12211
Condition
Abnormal
Location
Zone 700
Part time
42,510 hours, 7,821 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ATB - AFTER TAKE OFF ECAM MESSAGE: L/G LEFT LENGTHENING FAULT // DEC 23. TECHNICALLY CONCURS WITH MSN 1073 PERFORMING A MAXIMUM OF 2 FLIGHT CYCLES, IN ORDER TO REPOSITION THE AIRCRAFT FROM NYC TO RNG WITH THE LANDING GEARS RETRACTED. THIS TECHNICAL ADAPTATION IS PROVIDED ON THE CONDITION THAT LT MLG SHORTENING MECHANISM REMAINED IN THE LOCKED LONG CONDITION ON LANDING AFTER THE ADJUSTABLE LINK FAILURE. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: DEC 24. PERFORMED REPLACEMENT OF THE SHORTENING MECHANISM TURNBUCKLE LINK IAW JIC-332-32-00023 PART 1R00 AND TA REF. 80558436/007/2018 UNDER WO 101612142 - PERFORMED REPLACEMENT OF THE SHORTENING MECHANISM TURNBUCKLE LINK IAW JIC-332-32-00023 PART 1 R00 AND TA REF 80558436/007/20 - THIS LIMITATION IS PLACED ON DMI NEF/HIL LP # 20316. CNMCC-2018-AV1508 // DEC 27. PERFORMED JIC-332-32-00023 PART II REV 00.IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM SUBTASK 32-11-35-420-052-D ADJUSTMENT OF THE TURNBUCKLE LINK WAS PERFORMED. IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 32-31-00-710-801 AND AMM 32-33-00-710-801 FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE NORMAL EXTESION AND RETRACTION SYSTEM AND OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE FREE FALL SYSTEM WAS PERFORMED. TEST WERE SATISFACTORY.

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