Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
August 30, 2005
Submitted
August 31, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N633AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
082
Aircraft time
50,956 hours, 22,829 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
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 TAKEOFF, LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT, ALSO HAD ECAM FAULT FOR MLG SHOCK ABSORBER. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PHX AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. EMERGENCY WAS NOT DECLARED, GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 LGCIU AND ALSO SERVICED THE RT MLG SHOCK ABSORBER IAW AIRBUS MM 12-14-32. GEAR SWINGS AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. TEAR DOWN REPORT CONFIRMS FAILURE. UNIT FAILED THE INTERFACE BOARD NR 2 TESTS, TRANSDUCER 10, ON THE INTERFACE BOARD NR 2 WAS REPLACED. UNIT WAS REPAIRED AND TESTED IAW CMM 32-31-39 REV. 13.

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