Service difficulty report · Gimbal Joint · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
December 6, 2020
Submitted
December 8, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804NW
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
0549
Aircraft time
74,909 hours, 9,767 cycles
Part
Gimbal Joint
Condition
Broken
Location
R4 Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING INSPECTION FOUND DOOR 4R OUTER SPRING ROD GIMBAL BROKEN. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REMOVED SPRING ROD ASSEMBLY, PER A330 AMM 52-13. R & R SPRING ROD GIMBLE & REINSTALLED TELESCOPIC ROD, IAW A330 AMM 52-13-14.

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