What was found
PRIOR TO AIRCRAFT MOVE, WHEN MOVE TEAM RAISED THE NOSE GEAR, RIGHT MAIN GEAR LOWER SHOCK STRUT CRACKED. RH MLG ASSY REPLACED REF AMM 32-11-11-401. ALL WORK AND INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS ARE DOCUMENTED.
- Difficulty date
- May 12, 2017
- Submitted
- May 12, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N453UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1001
- Aircraft time
- 59,993 hours, 24,495 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3213 · Main Landing Gear Strut/Axle/Truck
- Part
- Strut
- Part number
- 201371270
- Part serial
- 5007
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Mlg
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.