Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
August 18, 2002
Submitted
September 10, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N802AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
924
Aircraft time
13,911 hours, 5,995 cycles
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
114079010AB
Part serial
CWDDDH8498
Condition
Failed
Location
Landing Gear
Part time
17,410 hours, 8,263 cycles
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

AFTER TAKEOFF WITH GEAR RETRACTED, ECAM IND L/G NOT UPLOCKED & L/G DOOR NOT CLOSED MESSAGE. RECYCLED, RECEIVED MESSAGE, RECYCLED AGAIN & GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY, TURNED BACK. PFR FAILURES IND NLG UPLOCK PROXIMITY SENSORS (12GA & 13GA), DOWNLOCK (18GA & 19GA), FOLLOWED BY TARGET POSITION ON ALL SENSORS. T/S MANUAL WARNINGS PLUS FAILURES LED TO 32-31-00-810-808, SELECTOR VALVE (40GA) FAULTY. R&R L/G SELECTOR VALVE (40GA). T/S FOUND L/G DOOR SELECTOR VALVE (41GA) HOT, REPLACED L/G DOOR SELECTOR VALVE (41GA). LEAK & OPS CHECK GOOD. VENDOR BENCH TEST OF L/G DOOR SELECTOR VALVE, NO FAULT FOUND. L/G SELECTOR VALVE, CONFIRMED FAILURE AS INTERNAL LEAKAGE. UNIT RESEALED.

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