SDR YENA200587

Service difficulty report · Fitting · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 12, 2005
Submitted
December 15, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N547JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1849
Aircraft time
13,752 hours, 4,918 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
D235895201
Part serial
B1234
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nose Gear
Part time
13,752 hours, 4,918 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DEPARTED LGA, UPON GEAR RETRACTION ECAM GEAR UNSAFE. LANDING GEAR DOOR OPEN, FOLLOWED ECAM ACTIONS & REFERRED FCOM. CYCLED LANDING GEAR. GEAR RETRACTED NORMAL, ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. PERFORMED INFO NOTICE 2005-TO46RA (LANDING GEAR) EO 3205121. ACCOMPLISHED NLG SHOCK ABSORBER CHARGE PRESSURE CHECK AND NOSE GEAR UPPER SUPPORT (BACK PLATE) INSPECTION. FINDINGS ON NOSE GEAR BORO REF (EO A3205121 REV F REVEALED LUG CRACKED AND SEPARATED ON AFT SIDE OF GEAR. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR, PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF NOSE RETRACTION, MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION, LEAK CHECK AND STEERING TEST REF AMM 32-21-11-04, 32-31-00-720-003, 32-30-00-720-001, 32-51-00720-003 TEST OK.

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