Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Airbus A320212

Difficulty date
December 31, 2024
Submitted
January 2, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N340NW
Make and model
Airbus A320212
Aircraft serial
372
Aircraft time
93,779 hours, 42,584 cycles
Part
Attach Fitting
Part number
D230730008
Part serial
U284B207
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 700
Part time
94,216 hours, 44,340 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SHIP 3240 DISC: TOW BAR SNAPPED ON PUSH BACK. C/A: PERFORMED STEPS 1-4.C.2 INSP AFTER TOWING ABNORMAL EVENT PER A320 AMM 05-51(FP 908301). INSTALLED NEW TOW BAR LINK PER A320 AMM32-231(FP908301). INSP OF BARREL DRAG STRUT CONNECTIONN COMPLETE A 320 05-51. MEASUREMENT WITHIN LIMITS A320 AMM 05-21. INSTALLATION OF LOWER DRAG STRUT REQUIRED(SK 817607) LOWER DRAG STRUT REMOVED PER A320 AMM32-21-16-000-002A. STEP 6. A/C IS JACKED AT FWD JACK POINT WITH TAIL STAY INSTALLED9EK 781145). REPLACED NOSE GEAR FORESTAY WITH BP FROM AA IAW A320 AMM 32-21 OPS TEST GOOD. A/C OK FOR SERVICE. REWFER TO LP 5695003 FO BR DEFERAL. ALSO REFER TO LP 6595003 FOR MONITOR ON AIRBUS ASSESSMENT. (LP: 6575596)

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