What was found
NLG - 4 EA BOLTS WERE FOUND DETACHED AND LOOSE INSIDE NLG WHEN INNER CYLINDER WAS REMOVED PER TC 4R3270078 SEQ 513, ITEM 5B2. REPLACED NOSE GEAR SHOCK ABSORBER WITH NEW, P/N D23592020.
- Difficulty date
- December 3, 2012
- Submitted
- December 7, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N488UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1680
- Aircraft time
- 35,921 hours, 15,818 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Shock Absorber
- Part number
- D23592020
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Nlg
- 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.