What was found
(AUS) LT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT BOLTS (8OFF12) LOOSE. THE TAB WASHERSWERE STILL IN PLACE BUT DISTORTED. DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON THE UPPERDIAPHRAGM TUBE, UPPER BEARING HOUSING AND GLAND HOUSING.
- Difficulty date
- January 31, 2000
- Submitted
- June 23, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Airbus A320211
- Engine
- Cfmint CFM565A1
- System (JASC)
- 3213 · Main Landing Gear Strut/Axle/Truck
- Part
- Bolt
- Part number
- MAL1249
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Mlg
- Part time
- 21,836 cycles
- Component
- Mlg · Messier · 201371226
- 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.