Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
November 4, 2001
Submitted
November 27, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
798
Aircraft time
13,013 hours, 4,694 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
114079015
Condition
Faulty
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LANDED UNDER AMBER ALERT DUE TO A GEAR EXTENSION AND STEERING PROBLEM. AFTER SELECTION OF LANDING GEAR DOWN ON FINAL APPROACH, THE DOORS OPENED YET THE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. FOLLOWED THE GRAVITY GEAR EXTEND PROCEDURES, AND THE GEAR EXTENDED AND LOCKED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. RESET THE GEAR MANUAL EXTENSION HANDLE, AND REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR (SEQUENCING) VALVE. ACCOMPLISHED THE NORMAL EXTENSION/RETRACTION TEST.

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