Service difficulty report · Sleeve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 25, 2012
Submitted
September 26, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N448UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
842
Aircraft time
45,784 hours, 18,711 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Sleeve
Condition
Grooved
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

NOSE GEAR HAS EXCESS VIBRATION ABOVE 100KTS AND THROUGH RETRACTION. VIBRATION FELT THROUGH FIRST CLASS. NR 1 VIBRATION FWD NOSE WHEEL DOORS DUE TO WORN HINGE BUSHING. REMOVED BOTH L-R ROTATING ROD ASSY IAW, REF AMM. NEED TO REINSTALL NEW ASSY LEFT AND RIGHT AFT NLG DOORS HAVE PLAY AT FWD HINGES. REMOVED FWD HINGE ARMS FROM RT AFT NLG DOOR AND ACFT NOSE GEAR TORQUE LINKS HAVE PLAY AT UPPER AND LOWER ATTACH POINTS. REPLACED UPPER AND LOWER TORQUE LINKS. INSPECTED NLG AXLE SLEEVES PER TSM, FOUND BOTH LEFT & RIGHT SLEEVES ARE GROOVED. REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT SLEEVES.

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