Service difficulty report · Sensor · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
May 23, 2024
Submitted
May 24, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N716UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1055
Aircraft time
65,887 hours, 38,687 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
848401
Condition
Defective
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
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: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO CLT DUE A LANDING GEAR NOT UPLOCKED MESSAGE WHEN THE GEAR WAS RAISED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT CLT AND TAXIED TO THE GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER. MAINTENANCE NOTED A FAULT MESSAGE FOR THE WEIGHT ON WHEELS SENSOR 23GA AND FOUND THE SENSOR TO DEFECTIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED SENSOR 23GA PER AMM 32-31-73 AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WITH NO FAULTS NOTED.

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