What was found
RT NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK SAFETY SPRING SHOWS SIGNS OF UNUSUAL DEFORMATION. THERE IS ONLY ONE WRAP HOLDING SPRING ON CLEVIS. REPLACED RT NOSE DOWN LOCK SPRING.
- Difficulty date
- December 7, 2011
- Submitted
- January 3, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N476UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1508
- Aircraft time
- 34,166 hours, 14,942 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Spring
- Condition
- Deformed
- Location
- Nlg
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.