Service difficulty report · Bearing · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 8, 2012
Submitted
March 29, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
571
Aircraft time
55,359 hours, 20,636 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Bearing
Condition
Stiff
Location
Thrust Lever
Stage of operation
NR
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

STIFF THRUST LEVERS HARD TO GET OUT OF REVERSE. CYCLED BOTH REVERSE LEVERS. BOTH DEPLOY & STOWED WITH NO BIND OR STIFFNESS FELT. FOUND LARGE AMOUNT OF DUST DEBRIS CAUSING BEARINGS ON LEVER ASSY TO BE STIFF. CLEANED HOUSING ASSY AND LUBED BEARINGS. OPS CK THROTTLE AND REVERSER OPERATION FROM REV THRUST TO FWD THRUST SETTINGS SMOOTH OPERATION NOTED. ACFT REQUIRES CAT III LAND TEST. ACCOMPLISHED SATISFACTORY LAND TEST. ACFT REMAINS CAT III.

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