Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
January 3, 2001
Submitted
January 4, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N627AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
66
Aircraft time
36,477 hours, 17,052 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Main
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON LANDING GEAR EXTENSION THE NOSE GEAR SHOWED NOT DOWN/LOCKED; THE PILOT JIGGLED THE HANDLE AND ABOUT 10 SEC LATER THE GEAR THEN SHOWED DOWN AND LOCKED; CREW MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE PROBLEM WAS TROUBLESHOT IAW TSM 32-31-00 PG.A212 & A213; NO FAULTS WERE FOUND AND NO ASSOCIATED FAULTS WERE NOTICED ON PREVIOUS FLIGHT REPORTS; THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED IAW TSM 00-INTRO: PG 28 (2)(B)2

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