Service difficulty report · Interface Unit · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
December 9, 2017
Submitted
December 12, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1043
Aircraft time
61,069 hours, 26,506 cycles
Part
Interface Unit
Part number
664700500A4D
Part serial
233
Condition
Faulty
Location
Zone 100
Part time
74,434 hours, 34,732 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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: DURING LANDING GEAR RETRACTION, LANDING GEAR HANDLE APPEARED TO BE LOCKED IN THE DOWN POSITION. AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS, ABLE TO RAISE THE HANDLE. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED TSM 32-31-00-810-885-A AND FOUND FAULTING NR 1 LANDING GEAR CONTROL INTERFACE UNIT, NO DC VOLTAGE AT PIN W, CONTINUITY CHECKS SUCCESSFUL FROM LANDING GEAR CONTROL INTERFACE UNIT NR 1 TO LANDING GEAR SELECT HANDLE (6GA). REPLACED NR 1 LANDING GEAR CONTROL INTERFACE UNIT PER AMM 32-31-71 AND PERFORMED SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK WITH NO FAULTS.

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