Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
December 14, 2004
Submitted
December 16, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N625AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
064
Aircraft time
47,852 hours, 21,591 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Part number
848401
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

DTW - EMERGENCY LANDING - FLT 0096 - WHILE PREPARING FOR LANDING AT DTW EN ROUTE FROM LAS AFTER LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED RECEIVED A LANDING GEAR SYSTEM DISAGREE MESSAGE WITH LANDING GEAR CONTROL INTERFACE UNIT NR 2 INDICATING THE NOSE GEAR WAS UNSAFE. ABORTED APPROACH AND FLEW BY TOWER TO VERIFY GEAR WAS DOWN. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER DIFFICULTY. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK PROXIMITY SENSOR 19GA IAW AMM 32-31-73-04, OPERATIONAL TEST WAS GOOD.

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