Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
June 12, 2019
Submitted
June 14, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N288AY
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1441
Aircraft time
22,994 hours, 3,624 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
007LG037E
Part serial
007LG02490
Condition
Faulty
Location
Mlg
Part time
37,922 hours, 5,578 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY ON ACCOUNT OF MAIN LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. MAINTENANCE JACKED AIRCRAFT AND INSPECTED L/G. ACCOMPLISHED NORMAL EXTENSION AND RETRACTION IAW AMM 32-31-00-710. TSM 32-30-00-810-812 HAD US ACCOMPLISH AMM TASK 32-31-73-220-803, ADJUSTMENT OF 24GA1 AND 2. REMOVED AND INSPECTED LOWER TORQUE LINK AND REASSEMBLED IAW AMM 32-21-27-400-801. OPERATIONAL CHECK OF L/G NOW NORMAL. REMOVED LGCIU2 DUE TO CLASS 2 FAULT IAW AMM 32-31-71. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

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