Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
December 11, 2003
Submitted
December 12, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N622AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
054
Aircraft time
45,090 hours, 20,382 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
114122010
Part serial
DH070399
Condition
Faulty
Location
Zone 190
Part time
6,407 hours, 2,513 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

ON CLIMBOUT, EN ROUTE, WHEN MLG SELECTED UP, RECEIVED ECAM MESSAGE THAT MLG DOORS WERE NOT CLOSED. RECYCLED MLG & NEW ECAM MESSAGE APPEARED FOR MLG NOT UPLOCKED, LOWERED MLG & RETURNED. MAINT PULLED UP PREFLT REPORT MLG NOT UPLOCKED. FAILURE MESSAGE RT MLG DOOR OPEN PROX SENSOR 34GA TARGET POSITION, & 32GA. MAINT ADJUSTED BOTH 32GA & 34GA PROX SENSORS, R & R RT MLG DOOR ACTUATOR IAW AMM 32-31-35-401, OPS & LEAK CHECK GOOD. VENDORS FUNCTIONAL TEST OF RT MLG DOOR ACTUATOR S/N DH070399 WAS NO FAULT FOUND. VISUAL INSPECTION DID FIND 2 EACH BEARINGS MIGRATED LOOSE, R & R 2 EACH BEARINGS IAW CMM 32-31-35, REV. 12.

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