Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
May 9, 2015
Submitted
May 11, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N103US
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
861
Aircraft time
43,557 hours, 25,011 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Part number
848401
Condition
Defective
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 1870 EN-ROUTE, AFTER ROTATION, THE FLIGHT CREW HEARD A UN-NORMAL CLUNK. THE GEAR HANDLE WAS PLACED UP. THE GEAR INDICATORS SHOWED GREEN SOLID ALL 3 & FLASHING RED ON NOSE & RT MAIN GEAR. ALSO, A GEAR UNSAFE ECAM MSG CAME ON. THE CREW TRIED CYCLING THE GEAR, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMER, RETURNED & DID A FLYBY OF THE TOWER TO CONFIRM THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN. THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED NLG EXTENSION PROXIMITY SENSOR 25GA. PERFORMED A GEAR SWING & FUNCTIONAL CHECKS WITH NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS OR NOISE NOTED.

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