Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
January 18, 2001
Submitted
January 24, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
889
Aircraft time
8,882 hours, 4,117 cycles
Part
Gearbox
Part number
D3231007000100
Condition
Out Of Adj
Location
Zone 123
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

DURING POST MAINTENANCE FLIGHT TEST THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED USING MANUAL EXTENSION AND THE NOSE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND, LGCIU 1 & 2 FAULTS WERE PRESENT. THE GEAR WAS RESET AND GEAR WAS EXTENDED HYDRAULICALLY AND ALL GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT PER THE TSM. THE NLG VENT VALVE WAS REPLACED WHICH DID NOT HELP. THE FREE FALL CABLE RIGGING WAS CHECKED, WHICH CHECKED GOOD. THE ALTERNATE EXTENSION REDUCTION GEARBOX WAS REMOVED AND FOUND BOTH SHEAR PINS SHEARED. THE SHEAR PINS WERE REPLACED AND THE GEARBOX REINSTALLED. AFTER INSTALLATION, FOUND THE GEARBOX STOP BOLTS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE SHEAR PINS AND ADJUSTMENT OF THE STOP BOLTS.

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