Service difficulty report · Mechanism · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
April 18, 2016
Submitted
April 20, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N826AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1534
Aircraft time
49,044 hours, 20,923 cycles
Part
Mechanism
Condition
Defective
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GNDED. WHILE DESCENDING, ALL FMS & GPS FUNCTIONS NORMAL. AT GEAR DOWN & AT FLAPS 2 A LG SHOCK ABSORBER FAULT OCCURRED. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMER, ACQUIRED CONFIRMATION FROM THE TOWER THAT THE LG WAS EXTENDED & THE ACFT LANDED SAFELY. REPLACED THE FLIGHT GND SENSE MECHANISM & NLG FITTING CTD IAW AMM 32-21-45-0401 & ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.

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