Service difficulty report · Control Rod · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 21, 2022
Submitted
February 21, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N498UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1865
Aircraft time
56,906 hours, 24,630 cycles
Part
Control Rod
Part number
NA
Condition
Stiff
Location
Rh Nlg
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A, O

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

What was found

*EMERGENCY ON APPROACH* NOSE LG CONT SOUNDS TO CYCLE UP MAKING A LOUD THUMP FOUND RIGHT NOSE GEAR DOOR ADJUSTABLE ROD ASSY VERY STIFF REF REPLACE LT NOSE GEAR DOOR ROD ASSY AS PRECAUTION REF IPC IPC 32-31-01-12 ITEM 50 32-31-01-12 ITEM 50 LH & RH NLG DOOR RODS REMOVED AND REPLACED. NOTHING TORQUED OR INSTALLED LH&RH NOSE GEAR DOOR CONTROL RODS THRU STEP B -11 REF RII INSP INSTALLATION OF DOOR CONTROL RODS THRU SEP B11-REQUIRES SAFETIED AT THIS TIME. AMM 32-31-41-400-001-A.DOORS REQUIRE OPERATIONAL CHECK REF STEP OPRATIONAL CHECK PER STEP C C . CHECK NORMAL REF AMM 32-31-41-400-001-A VERIFIED INSTALLATION AND OPS CHECK OF MLG MAIN DOOR CONTROL ROD. COMPLETED INSTALLATION OF NLG MAIN-DOOR CONTROL RODS. OPS CHECK NORMAL REF AMM 32-31-41-400-001-A

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