Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
July 7, 2024
Submitted
July 10, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N808AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1088
Aircraft time
75,698 hours, 35,205 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Part number
893301
Condition
Failed
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: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PHL. AFTER TAKEOFF FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED RIGHT GEAR HOT BRAKES INDICATIONS. ONCE GEAR TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 200 C, THE FLIGHT CREW RAISED GEAR AND NOTED THAT IT WAS SLOW TO RETRACT. EVENTUALLY THEY GOT AN UNSAFE GEAR ECAM MESSAGE. THE WHEEL PAGE SHOWED THE GEAR UP AND ALL DOORS OPENED. TRIPLE INDICATOR SHOWED 3 REDS ABOVE GEAR HANDLE. THEY FOLLOWED ECAM/QRH PROCEDURES, CYCLED THE GEAR AND RECEIVED LANDING GEAR NOT UPLOCKED ECAM MESSAGE, HOWEVER THE GEAR SHOWED 3 GREEN ON TRIPLE INDICATOR AND WHEEL PAGE SHOWED DOORS GREEN CLOSED. GEAR HANDLE DOWN. ECAM CALLED TO RECYCLE GEAR, BUT IT WAS DECIDED SINCE THE GEAR WAS GREEN AND DOWN NOT TO KEEP RECYCLING AND RETURN TO PHL WHERE IT LANDED SAFELY. THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT AFTER LANDING THEY RECEIVED A LANDING GEAR DISAGREE ECAM. MESSAGE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR PROXIMITY SENSOR 36GA HAD FAILED AND REPLACED IT. (AALA202407105343) MAINTENANCE FOUND ALL 3 HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS WERE OVERSERVICED AND CORRECTLY SERVICED ALL 3 HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS. (AALA202407108311) MAINTENANCE ALSO FOUND THE GREEN AND YELLOW HYDRAULIC SYSTEM RESERVOIR PRESSURE UNIT 1360GM HAD FAILED AND REPLACED IT. (AALA202407108722). MAINTENANCE ALSO FOUND THE BRAKE STEERING CONTROL UNIT (BSCU) HAD MULTIPLE FAULTS AND REPLACED IT. (AALA202407108208) A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE LANDING GEAR AND BRAKE SYSTEM WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ISSUES NOTED.

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