Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
September 3, 2016
Submitted
September 7, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N978UY
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5422
Aircraft time
12,618 hours, 5,023 cycles
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
114170009
Part serial
CH1206238
Condition
Faulty
Location
Zone 100
Part time
12,618 hours, 5,023 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: APPROXIMATELY 2000 FT AFTER EXTENDING GEAR, HAD ECAM LANDING GEAR LEVER DISAGREE GEAR FINALLY EXTENDED AFTER 30 SECONDS THEN ECAM LANDING GEAR DOORS UNLOCKED THEN 30 SECONDS GEAR DOORS RETRACTED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE MANIFOLD AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPS CHECK IAW AMM 32-31-31-401.

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