Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
January 10, 2019
Submitted
January 15, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N188US
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1724
Aircraft time
56,778 hours, 21,251 cycles
Part
Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. CREW HAD TO DO AN EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION TO LOWER GEAR. EMERGENCY DECLARED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE FOUND SAFTEY VALVE 49GA FAILED. REPLACED THE SAFETY VALVE IAW STANDARD PRACTICES. MAINTENANCE ALSO PERFORMED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.

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