Service difficulty report · Strut · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
May 25, 2016
Submitted
May 31, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N219FR
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1860
Aircraft time
41,254 hours, 16,929 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Underserviced
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, RECEIVED AN ECAM MSG, THE MLG SHOCK ABSORBER FAULT. RAN ECAM & THE ACFT RETURNED. LG VMO MMO SWITCH SELECTED TO THE LG DOWN POSITION IAW AMM 05-59-32-869-001-A. THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR FERRY FLIGHT. UPON INVESTIGATION MX NOTED THE MLG SHOCK ABSORBER WAS FOUND UNDER SERVICED. RE-SERVICED NLG SHOCK ABSORBER IAW MM A320-12-12-32-611-005. PERFORMED NORMAL EXTENSION & RETRACTION, NO FAULTS NOTED ON ECAM. ALL OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM A320-32-31-00-720-002.

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