Service difficulty report · Bushing · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
May 23, 2006
Submitted
May 26, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N620AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
052
Aircraft time
53,896 hours, 24,102 cycles
Part
Bushing
Condition
Missing
Location
Flap Fairing
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PHX - EMERGENCY LANDING - FLT 5 - DURING TAKEOFF FROM LAS, 10 KTS BELOW V1, CREW NOTICED DEFINITE SUDDEN PULL OF RT MAIN GEAR TO THE RIGHT. DELAYED GEAR RETRACTION AND NOTICED MUCH HEAVIER THAN IN NORMAL VIBRATION. NO POPS OR BANGS REPORTED. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY GOING INTO PHX AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AN INSPECTION OF THE NOSE GEAR, MAIN GEAR, WHEELS AND BRAKES. JACKED RIGHT MAIN GEAR, TIRES TURNED FREELY, NO DRAGGING NOTICED. PERFORMED TAXI CHECK, NO PULLING TO THE RIGHT. INSPECTED FLAPS AND FOUND TWO LOOSE CANOE FLAP FAIRINGS. REPLACED MISSING BUSHINGS AT ATTACH POINTS ON THE RIGHT WING NR 2 AND NR 3 MOVABLE FLAP FAIRINGS.

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