Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
May 21, 2005
Submitted
May 26, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N644AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
317
Aircraft time
41,349 hours, 17,705 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
C247300016
Part serial
0750
Condition
Faulty
Location
Uplock
Part time
36,914 hours, 15,429 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

DURING CLIMB SELECTING GEAR UP & NLG FAILED TO RETRACT & RECEIVED A RED UNLOCK LIGHT. SELECTED GEAR DOWN & GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND (MAINS, NOSE SHOWED GREEN/RED UNLK.) SELECTED GEAR UP & GEAR RETRACTED WITH NORMAL INDICATIONS. SELECTED GEAR DOWN WITH NORMAL EXTENSION & INDICATIONS. MX R & R LGCIU NR 1 & 2 AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE IAW AMM. OPS CK GOOD. MX ADDITIONALLY R & R NLG PROX SENSORS 19GA, 24GA, 25GA, 30GA, & 31GA PER AMM & R & R NLG DOWNLOCK SENSOR 18GA IAW MM. OPS CK GOOD. MX R & R NLG UPLOCK ACTUATOR 2530GM IAW AWA TASKCARD NR R4N32307 OPS & FUNCTIONAL CKS GOOD.

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