Service difficulty report · Shock Absorber · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
July 27, 2024
Submitted
July 29, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N920US
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6490
Aircraft time
29,624 hours, 12,181 cycles
Part
Shock Absorber
Condition
Underserviced
Location
Zone 700
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 DFW DUE TO THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTING THAT AFTER ROTATION, LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT AND LANDING GEAR SHOCK ABSORBER FAULT APPEARED ON ECAM. THE FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED THE QRH PROCEDURES AND LANDED SAFELY AT DFW WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED TSM 32-31-00-810-868-A WITH NO FAULTS NOTED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND SERVICED NOSE LANDING GEAR SHOCK ABSORBER PER AMM 12-12-32-611-005-A. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED FLIGHT GROUND SENSING MECHANISM ALIGMENT CHECK WITH NO ISSUES NOTED PER AMM 32-21-00-210-802.

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