Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
April 15, 2024
Submitted
April 16, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N732US
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1203
Aircraft time
62,802 hours, 37,747 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Part number
848401
Condition
Faulted
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
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: AFTER TAKEOFF LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED RECEIVED MULTIPLE OTHER WARNINGS. AS WE WERE WORKING THOSE WARNINGS, LANDING GEAR CAME UP. MAINTENANCE REVIEWED THE POST FLIGHT REPORT AND DETERMINED THAT THE MULTIPLE WARNINGS WERE RELATED TO A GEAR WEIGHT ON WHEELS CONFLICT OF THE PROXIMITY SENSORS ON THE MAIN GEARS AND NOTED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR PROXIMITY SENSOR 22GA HAD FAULT MESSAGES IN LGCIU #2. MAINTENANCE REPLACED PROXIMITY SENSOR 22GA ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR PER AMM 32-31-73-400-001.

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