 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Mechanic notices an airbus A319 left main landing gear sidestay; lower cardan joint gaps are out of limits for dimensions 'Y' and 'Z.'
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 785777 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200803 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 785777 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Left-hand main landing gear sidestay lower cardan joint gaps are out of limits for dimensions Y and Z. This is the fourth or fifth one that we have found machined incorrectly.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MECHANIC NOTICES AN AIRBUS A319 LEFT MAIN LNDG GEAR SIDESTAY; LOWER CARDAN JOINT GAPS ARE OUT OF LIMITS FOR DIMENSIONS 'Y' AND 'Z.'
Narrative: L-HAND MAIN LNDG GEAR SIDESTAY LOWER CARDAN JOINT GAPS ARE OUT OF LIMITS FOR DIMENSIONS Y AND Z. THIS IS THE FOURTH OR FIFTH ONE THAT WE HAVE FOUND MACHINED INCORRECTLY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.