Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 1, 2001
Submitted
December 26, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N436UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
638
Aircraft time
17,881 hours, 5,865 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Actuator
Part number
114122010
Condition
Faulty
Location
Rt Mlg Door
Stage of operation
CL
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

CREW REPORTS LANDING GEAR DOORS NOT CLOSED ELECTRONIC CENTRALIZED AIRCRAFT MONITORING (ECAM) MESSAGE AFTER TAKEOFF. FOUND GREEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE INDICATING 2000 PSI WITH GEAR DOORS UP. DISCOVERED THAT BY OPENING THE RIGHT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR, PRESS RETURNS TO 3000 PSI AS NORMAL. RIGHT HAND DOOR OPENING BYPASS VALVE AND ACTUATOR ARE WARM TO TOUCH. LEFT HAND SIDE COLD TO TOUCH IN COMPARISON. SUSPECT DOOR ACTUATOR HAS INTERNAL LEAKAGE. REPLACED RIGHT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR RETRACTION ACTUATOR.

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