What was found
FLIGHT DIVERTED DUE TO PROBLEM WITH THE LANDING GEAR. FOUND LINK ON PROXIMITY SENSOR ASSEMBLY BENT. STRAIGHTENED LINK AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF GEAR RETRACTION. OPERATIONS CHECK NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- January 13, 2004
- Submitted
- January 27, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N475UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1495
- Aircraft time
- 8,595 hours, 3,370 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Link Assy
- Part number
- GA65920
- Condition
- Bent
- Location
- Mlg
- 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.