Service difficulty report · Sensor · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
November 26, 2022
Submitted
November 28, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N549UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
4932
Aircraft time
36,425 hours, 13,923 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
666000077
Condition
Faulted
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: DURING APPRAOCH INTO CLT FLIGHT CREW REPORTED GEAR INDICATION ISSUE, THERE WERE 3 GREEN LIGHTS BUT GEAR PAGE SHOWED XX'S ON THE GEAR DOOR RIGHT SIDE AND A LGCIU 2 FAULT MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE CREW ACCOMPLISHED A FLY BY THE TOWER FOR VERIFICATION THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN. THE TOWER VERIFIED THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. (NOTE: NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED) MAINTENANCE REPLACED MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR SENSOR 28GA PER AMM 32-31-73 AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK. A BITE TEST OF THE #1 AND #2 LGCIU'S WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO FAULTS NOTED.

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