SDR 0700513227

Service difficulty report · Uplock Sensor · Airbus A320211

Difficulty date
February 6, 2007
Submitted
February 8, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N327NW
Make and model
Airbus A320211
Aircraft serial
297
Aircraft time
46,338 hours, 20,804 cycles
Part
Uplock Sensor
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

AT FLIGHT LEVEL 370, ECAM MSG: L/G DOORS NOT CLOSED, WHEELS PAGE INDICATED ALL THREE GEAR DOORS OPEN. ECAM THEN INDICATED ALL GEAR DOORS OPEN AND LEFT GEAR UNSAFE. AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO FLIGHT LEVEL 200 AND 215 KNOTS, TO PERFORM COM RECYCLE PROCEDURE. BEFORE ATTEMPTING COM, THE GEAR DOORS CLOSED AND INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO MSP AT LOWER THAN PLANNED ALTITUDE, UNDER EXPEDITED ATC HANDLING DO TO INCREASED FUEL USAGE. FLIGHT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. CORRECTED BY REPLACING LEFT LANDING GEAR UPLOCK SENSOR, AND NR 2 LGCIU.

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