Service difficulty report · Control Lever · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
November 7, 2018
Submitted
November 12, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N179UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1521
Aircraft time
59,309 hours, 22,169 cycles
Part
Control Lever
Part number
210TS07Y01
Part serial
1452
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cockpit
Part time
53,763 hours, 19,985 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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. CREW REPORTED TWO ATTEMPTS TO LOWER GEAR WITH NO RESULTS THIRD TIME GEAR HANDLE OPERATED NORMAL. LANDING GEAR DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. REPLACED LANDING GEAR CONTROL LEVER IN REFERENCE WITH AMM 32-31-11, BITE TEST OF LANDING GEAR TSK 32-69-00-740-001 TEST PASSED AND ACCOMPLISHED FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE NORMAL EXTENSION & RETRACTION OF THE LANDING GEAR AMM 32-31-00-720-002, OPERATION OF FUNCTIONAL TEST NORMAL.

More about the Airbus A321-211