Service difficulty report · Bracket · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 1, 2008
Submitted
March 7, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
678
Aircraft time
36,572 hours, 14,129 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Bracket
Condition
Binding
Location
Mlg Sensor
Stage of operation
CL
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 TAKEOFF GOT L/G GEAR NOT UPLOCKED AND CYCLED GEAR HANDLE. GEAR RETRACT 2ND TIME. FOUND 25GA SENSOR TARGET BRACKET ASSY BINDING, CAUSING TARGET TO NOT COME INTO ALIGNMENT WITH SENSOR. FOUND TARGET BRACKET SWIVEL BUSHING AND 9366BOLT BINDING. REMOVED BOLT, CLEANED AND DRESSED BUSHING AND BOLT FOR BOTH 24GA AND 25GA. LUBED AND INSTALLED. FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT NOW MAKES SENSORS COME INTO ALIGNMENT AND GAP GOOD WITH NLG STRUT EXTENDED. ACCOMPLISHED COMPLETE LANDING GEAR RETRACTION AND EXTENSION TEST. LGCIU1 AND LGCIU2 BITE TEST NORMAL.

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