Service difficulty report · Sensor · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
December 23, 2000
Submitted
January 12, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
898
Aircraft time
7,845 hours, 2,734 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Part
Sensor
Part number
848401
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
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

ON APPROACH FOR LANDING, GOT AN ECAM GEAR NOT DOWN LOCKED MESSAGE. RECYCLED GEAR HANDLE, AND GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED. *S/D* POST FLIGHT REPORT INDICATES NLG DOOR PROXIMITY SENSOR 39GA FAULTED DURING THE GEAR EXTENSION SEQUENCE. THIS SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND INSTALLED WITH THE PROPER GAPS. BOTH LANDING GEAR CONTROL INTERFACE UNIT (LGCIU) 1 AND LGCIU 2 WERE ALSO REPLACED AS PRECAUTION.

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