Service difficulty report · Shock Absorber · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 27, 2022
Submitted
May 27, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N410UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
463
Aircraft time
89,173 hours, 34,514 cycles
Part
Shock Absorber
Part number
NA
Part serial
NA
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

L/G SHOCK ABSORBER FAULT ON ECAM. AHM SHOWS NLG SHOCK ABSORBER 2526GM ID''D BY LGCIU 1 AND 2 31-3231-3-0007 24 GA AND 25 GA INSTOCK SAFTY VALVE ON ORDER FOUND STRUT WITH LESS THAN 100PSI IN STRUT AND LOW ON FLUID , ACP REMOVAL PER AMM 32-21-13-000-001-A-01 OF SHOCK STRUT PICTURE UPDATE 31-3230-9-9006 FILLED WITH FLUID AND NITROGEN , STUT FLUID STARTED POURING OUT ABSORBER ASSY. , STARTED AMM 32-21-13-960-001-A REPLACEMENT OF OF STRUTS SEALS AND WEEP HOLE . SEAL KIT NEDDED 31-3221-3-0006 SHOCK ABSORBER DYNAMIC SEAL COMPLETED UP TO STEP 4 B ON AOG ADD EMP:U107568,U103224,U241476 REPLACWD NLG SHOCK SEALS I/A/W AMM 32-21-13-960-001-A AND IPC RII ITEM REF: GMM 09-25-05; INSPECTED NLG SHOCK SEALS 32-21-11-43 AND 32-21-13-11A. INSTALLED NLG SHOCK STRUT I/A/W REPLACEMENT - REF: AMM 32-21-13-960-001-A AND IPC 32-21-11-43 AMM 32-21-13-400-001-A01 UP TO STEP B14. AND 32-21-13-11A. INSPECTED INSTALLATION OF NLG SHOCK STRUT REF: AMM 32-21-13-400-001-A01 COMPLETED UP TO STEP B14. COMPLETED ALL JOB CARDS PER AMM 32-21-13-960-001-A , 32-21-13-000-001-A-01 . NO ABSORBER MESSAGES AFTER REPAIR AND GEAR SWING . NO FAULTS WHEN TAXIING ACFT TO GATE . VERIFIED LOWER NLG ACTUATOR ATTACH CORRECT AND SECURE TO NLG. REF AMM 32-31-22-400-001-A. NORMAL EXT AND RET TEST OF NLG GOOD. REF AMM 31-31-00-720-002-A

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