Service difficulty report · Lever · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
August 15, 2016
Submitted
August 19, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N523UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
3960
Aircraft time
26,645 hours, 9,272 cycles
Part
Lever
Part number
215TS07Y00
Part serial
6678
Condition
Faulted
Location
Mlg
Part time
26,645 hours, 9,272 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH, THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND AND HAD TO ACCOMPLISH AN ABORTED APROACH. DURING THE GO AROUND THE FLIGHT CREW RECYCLED THE GEAR HANDLE AND THE GEAR CAME DOWN AND LOCKED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL LEVER IAW AMM 32-31-11-0401 AND THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE IAW AMM 32-31-12. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYSTEM WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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