Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
October 30, 2002
Submitted
November 6, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N810AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1116
Aircraft time
11,114 hours, 4,466 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Part number
848401
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

FLT 0241 - ON APPROACH INTO PHX EN ROUTE FROM YYC A MLG CONTROL INTERFACE UNIT (LGCIU) NR 1 FAULT APPEARED ON ECAM. AMBER XXX INDICATED ABOVE WHEELS ON THE WHEEL PAGE. A GO-AROUND WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND THE MLG WAS RECYCLED, AMBER XXX STILL INDICATED ABOVE THE WHEELS (WHEELS INDICATED GREEN). A NORMAL FULL FLAP LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH MINIMAL REVERSE USED ON ROLL OUT, NO FURTHER PROBLEMS NOTED. MAINTENANCE REVIEWED FAULT DISPLAY SYS THAT INDICATED A PROBLEM WITH LT MLG DOOR CLOSED PROXIMITY SENSOR. FOUND RESISTANCE READING HIGH AT 15 TO 16.5 OHMS, SHOULD READ 13 OHMS. REMOVED AND REPLACED PROXIMITY SENSOR BITE TEST OF LGCIU NR 1 WAS GOOD. CYCLED MLG DOOR SEVERAL TIMES, NO FAULTS NOTED.

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