What was found
C6 CHECK - PENETRANT INSPECTION SHOWS AN INDICATION OF CRACK IN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TORQUE LINK CENTER PIN. REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR TORQUE LINK CENTER PIN IAW AMM 32-21-27-400-001.
- Difficulty date
- March 8, 2013
- Submitted
- March 12, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N709UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A319112
- Aircraft serial
- 997
- Aircraft time
- 39,438 hours, 22,015 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Hinge Pin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nlg
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- D
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.