Service difficulty report · Strut · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 22, 2011
Submitted
September 16, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N484UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1609
Aircraft time
32,402 hours, 14,361 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Strut
Condition
Defective
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FOUND NOSE STRUT FLAT ON WALK AROUND. SERVICED WITH NITRO. TO BE RECHECKED WITHIN 4 TO 7 DAYS. SERVICED NOSE STRUT PER AMM. NOW NEED TO BE RECHECKED 4-7 DAYS. TIME CHANGED TO 22AUG PER SAMC CONTROLLER. REMOVED NLG STRUT INNER CYLINDER AND REPACK SHOCK ABSORBER PER MM. ACCOMPLISHED NLG SHOCK ABSORBER REPACK PER MM. SYSTEM INFLATE TO 275 PSI 1710. NEED TO CONTINUE FROM ITM G.(2) TO END. COMPLETED INSTALLATION FROM 32-21-13 STEP G TO END. DO AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF NOSE LDG DUE TO STRUT REPACK. FUNCTIONAL TEST OF NLG NORMAL EXTENSION AND RETRACTION PER MM. INDICATION AND OPS CHECK NORMAL.

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