Service difficulty report · Pin · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
December 11, 2014
Submitted
December 30, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N848VA
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
4959
Part
Pin
Part number
D64433
Condition
Missing
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CLEARING RUNWAY, NOSE WHEEL BEGAN VIOLENT VIBRATION, LIMITED NOSE WHEEL STEERING CONTROL. AIRCRAFT TOWED TO THE GATE. ON ARRIVAL AT GATE, IT WAS NOTED APEX PIN AND NUT WERE MISSING. ACCOMPLISHED OVERLOAD INSPECTION IAW AMM 05-51-22-601. REPLACED UPPER AND LOWER TORQUE LINKS IAW AMM 32-21-27-401. INSTALLED APEX PIN AND NUT IAW AMM 32-21-27-400-002, PERFORMED FUNCTION TEST OF NOSE WHEEL STEERING IAW AMM 32-51-00-720-001. PERFORMED FULL FUNCTIONAL TEST OF NLG EXTENSION/RETRACTION. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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