What was found
DURING C-3 CHECK, INSPECTION REPORTED NLG UPPER TORSION LINK FROM STRUT CORRODED INSIDE ATTACH LUG. REMOVED CORROSION UNDER BUSHINGS OF NLG UPPER TORSION LINK ATTACH POINT AND REPLACED BUSHINGS IAW EA NR A8-32R-11869.
- Difficulty date
- April 21, 2007
- Submitted
- May 2, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N801FR
- Make and model
- Airbus A318111
- Aircraft serial
- 1939
- Aircraft time
- 13,570 hours, 6,977 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Bushing
- Part number
- D65569EB
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Nlg Torsion Link
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.