Service difficulty report · Wheel · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
December 6, 2025
Submitted
December 11, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N740AV
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
6411
Aircraft time
27,117 hours, 19,572 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM565B43
Engine time
24,209 hours, 19,684 cycles
Part
Wheel
Part number
315313
Part serial
8370
Condition
Vibration
Location
Zone 700
Part time
10,102 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

STRONG AND CONTINIOUS NOISE ON NOSE GEAR COMPARTMENT, DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB THROUGHT 12.000FT A STRONG AND CONTINIOUS NOISE WAS HEARD AND FELT IN THE NOSE GEAR COMPARTMENT. RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT OF ORIGIN. I.A.W TSM 32-20-00-840-802-A STEP B(5), PERFORMED THE NLG WHEEL NR 1 & 2 WERE REPLACED IAW AMM 31-36-00-710-016-A THE DOWNLOADING PCMCIA DATA WAS PERFORMED FOR REQUEST OF MCC.

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