SDR 0601083222

Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Airbus A320211

Difficulty date
May 26, 2006
Submitted
May 30, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N322US
Make and model
Airbus A320211
Aircraft serial
263
Aircraft time
45,189 hours, 20,008 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 & 2
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AT LIFT-OFF, NOSE LOUD & VIBRATING AS GEAR WAS RAISED. ALL GEAR THEN INDICATED UP & LOCKED. ABOUT 1 MINUTE LATER NOSE GEAR HAD AN UNCOMMANDED EXTENSION AT 8300 FT, 220 KNOTS. CYCLED LANDING GEAR PER COM PROCEDURE, WITH LANDING GEAR INDICATING 3 DOWN-AND-LOCKED, FOLLOWED BY 3 UP-AND-LOCKED. -L/G SYS DISAGREE- FAULT REMAINED ON ECAM. PRIOR TO LANDING CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY, WITH UNEVENTFUL LANDING AND TAXI TO GATE. DISCREPANCY CORRECTED BY CHECK OF RIGGING OF NOSE GEAR DOOR UPLOCK AND NOSE GEAR UPLOCK. REPLACED LGCIU NR 1 AND NR 2 AND REMOVED LARGE AMOUNTS OF GREASE FROM UPLOCK TARGETS. SEVERAL EXTENSION/RETRACTION CYCLES PERFORMED, SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD. LGCIUS 32-3266-9-0001, S/N 11588, 02417 REMOVED.

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