SDR YENA200568

Service difficulty report · Support Bracket · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 21, 2005
Submitted
September 28, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N536JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1784
Aircraft time
14,228 hours, 5,099 cycles
Engine
Iae V2524A5
Part
Support Bracket
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nlg
Part time
14,228 hours, 5,099 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR (NLG) DID NOT RETRACT AND WHEELS WERE OFFSET AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED, WHERE IT LANDED WITH THE NLG AT ABNORMAL STEERING ANGLE. PRILIMINARY BORESCOPE INSPECTION FINDINGS INDICATE NLG UPPER SUPPORT ASSY (P/N D59831) TANGS HAVE FAILED.

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