Service difficulty report · Downlock Sensor · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
December 9, 2016
Submitted
December 13, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N181UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1531
Aircraft time
53,207 hours, 19,806 cycles
Part
Downlock Sensor
Part number
666000077
Condition
Out Of Tolerance
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
AP
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. LIGHTING SYSTEM DISAGREES WITH ECAM MESSAGE. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY PRIOR TO LANDING DUE TO NOSE GEAR STEERING INDICATION. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND AFTER A RESET, WAS ABLE TO TAXI TO THE GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER. MAINTENANCE INSTALLED SERVICEABLE LEFT HAND DOWNLOCK SENSOR (15GA) PER A320 AMM 32-31-73.

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