Service difficulty report · Bushing · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
October 22, 2019
Submitted
October 23, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N812AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1178
Aircraft time
64,390 hours, 28,503 cycles
Part
Bushing
Condition
Worn
Location
Mlg
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 REPORTS AFTER T/O FROM KPIT, THE LANDING GEAR LVR INITIALLY WOULDN'T RAISE. 2ND ATTEMPT HANDLE RAISED & ALL GEAR DOORS WOULDN'T CLOSE. THE GEAR SHOWED RETRACTED, BUT THERE WAS A VIBRATION & MOMENTS LATER ECAM STATED "DOORS NOT CLOSE" WHICH HAD CREW RECYCLE GEAR HANDLE. AFTER GEAR WAS RECYCLED THE FOLLOWING ECAM " L/G GEAR NOT UPLOCKED" SHOWED & ALL GEAR INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. CREW PETURNED TO KPIT. MAINTENANCE FOUND BUSHED LEVER & BOLT WORN ON FLIGHT / GROUND SENSING MECHANISM. REMOVED & REPLACED BUSHED LEVER & BOLT ON FLIGHT / GROUND SENSING MECHANISM IAW AMM 32-21-45. ADJ NLG PROX SENSORS 24GA & 25GA IAW AMM 32-31-73. ACCOMPLISHED SATISFACTORY FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE EXTENSION & RETRACTION OF THE LANDING GEAR IAW AMM 32-30-00-867-001-A.

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