Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
July 11, 2020
Submitted
July 15, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N826AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1534
Aircraft time
59,541 hours, 26,734 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
201590002
Part serial
B460
Condition
Defective
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
57,747 hours, 29,843 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
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 GROUNDED, ON GEAR EXTENSION, NOSE AND LEFT GEAR TAKE 4-5 SECONDS LONGER THAN THE RIGHT GEAR TO EXTEND. ALSO LOUD "CLUNK" FROM NOSE WHEEL ON EXTENSION. TROUBLESHOOTING DETERMINED NOSE AND LEFT MAIN GEAR OPERATE NORMALLY, RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS SLAMMING DOWN AND UP HARD. REPLACED RETRACT ACTUATOR ON RIGHT MAIN LANGING GEAR PER AMM 32-31-46, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL, NO LEAKS NOTED.

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