What was found
NOSE STRUT IS FLAT. INSPECTED NOSE STRUT EXTENSION, FOUND AREA DRY, INSTALLED STRUT GAUGE TO FIND STRUT LOW, SERVICE STRUT PRESSURE TO PROPER LIMITS, IAW AMM.
- Difficulty date
- February 1, 2013
- Submitted
- February 15, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N480UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1555
- Aircraft time
- 37,814 hours, 16,342 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Strut
- Condition
- Discharged
- 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.