Service difficulty report · Sensor · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
July 21, 2000
Submitted
July 28, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N633AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
082
Aircraft time
33,406 hours, 15,725 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
848401
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIR TURNBACK, AFTER SELECTING GEAR UP, ECAM SHOWED MAIN AND NOSE DOORS OPEN AND AMBER. PERFORMED ECAM ACTION, AFTER RE-SELECTING GEAR HANDLE DOWN, DOORS SHOWED ALL CLOSED AND NORMAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED NLG PROXIMITY SENSORS 24GA AND 25GA, GEAR SWING C/W. 2ND AIR TURNBACK GEAR HANDLE COULD NOT BE SELECTED UP WITH FIX BEING REPLACED NLG PROXIMITY SENSOR GUARD ATTACH BOLT AND ADJUSTED PROXIMITY SENSORS 24GA AND 25GA. GEAR SWING C/W

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