Service difficulty report · Pintle Pin · Airbus BD5001A11

Difficulty date
December 27, 2022
Submitted
December 30, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3062J
Make and model
Airbus BD5001A11
Aircraft serial
55115
Aircraft time
4,132 hours, 1,528 cycles
Part
Pintle Pin
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT#1566, SAT-BOS. (AIRCRAFT PERFORMED AN AIR TURN BACK TO SAT) DURING ALL PHASES OF FLIGHT LOUD BANG IN TURNS CLIMB, DESCENT. THE EVENT HAPPENED 10 TIMES OR MORE; ROUND NLG PINTLE PIN GREASE SERVICE POINT TO BE DRY AND LEAKING GREASE. PERFORMED NLG LUBRICATION IAW AMP BP500-A-512-20-32-01AAA-290BA.

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