Service difficulty report · Screw · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 8, 2023
Submitted
December 11, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N620NK
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
5624
Aircraft time
37,102 hours, 17,063 cycles
Part
Screw
Condition
Missing
Location
Mlg Target
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

ON FIRST APPROACH TO LAND, RED TRIANGLE ON FWD NOSE WHEEL ECAM APPREARED. WE WENT AROUND ON SECOND APPROACH, GEAR DOOR WHRE NOT DOWN AND LOCKED AND WE DID FEEL AS WELL LOCKED AND WE DID FEEL AS WELLS ON THIRD APPROACH GEAR WAS DOWN AND-FOUND MISSING SCREW ON TARGET 19GA. INSTALLED NEW SCREW AND ADJUSTED TARGET 19GA TO ALLOWABLE TARGET CLEARENCE IAW AMM 32-31-73 AND TSM 32-31-00-810-896-A .BITE TEST OF LGCIU 1 AND 2 OK. A/C OK TO RETURN TO SVC.

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