Service difficulty report · Pin · Airbus A319111

Difficulty date
September 18, 2008
Submitted
October 16, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N924FR
Make and model
Airbus A319111
Aircraft serial
2030
Aircraft time
17,606 hours, 8,331 cycles
Part
Pin
Part number
D64433
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Part time
17,606 hours, 8,331 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
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

FLIGHT NR 3183. NR 1 ELECTRONIC CENTRALIZED ACFT MONITOR INDICATED LANDING GEAR CONTROL INTERFACE UNIT FAULT. ACFT VIBRATION WAS FELT AFTER LANDING AND ACFT STOPPED ON RUNWAY. MX FOUND NOSE GEAR TIRES TURNED 90 DEGREES AND SEVERAL BROKEN NLG PARTS ON THE RUNWAY. MX STRAIGHTENED OUT THE TIRES AND TOWED ACFT TO REMOTE SITE FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR. THE NLG LEG ASSEMBLY WILL BE SENT TO THE MFG FOR EVALUATION. THE LABORATORY CONCLUDED THAT THE SHAFT FAILED BY OVERLOAD WHICH OCCURRED FROM APPLIED TORQUE IN A COUNTERCLOCKWISE DIRECTION.

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