Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
October 6, 2001
Submitted
October 8, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N645AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
238
Aircraft time
30,258 hours, 13,746 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
MS288892
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Mlg Strut
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

PHX - AIR TURNBACK - FLT 27 - AFTER T/O THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. CREW RESET LGCIU 1 & 2 PER MAINTENANCE CONTROL, NO HELP. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO REMAIN IN GROUND MODE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PHX, MAKING AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND THE PRESSURE IN THE UPPER CHAMBER OF THE LT MLG STRUT TO BE 480 PSI AND LOWER CHAMBER AT 1250 PSI. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE UPPER SERVICING SCHRADER VALVE, SERVICED THE STRUT, LEAK CHECKED THE VALVE AND PERFORMED GEAR SWING, ALL FUNCTIONAL CHECKS NORMAL. NO FURTHER FAULTS REPORTED.

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