What was found
BOTH NOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK SPRINGS ARE NOT PROPERLY SEATED IN GROVE LWR FITTING. REPLACED BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT NOSE LANDING GEAR LOCK SPRINGS, ACFT OK TO CONTINUE.
- Difficulty date
- May 27, 2012
- Submitted
- July 26, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N479UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1538
- Aircraft time
- 35,856 hours, 15,747 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Spring
- Condition
- Unsecure
- Location
- Nlg Downlock
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.