Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 30, 2005
Submitted
December 1, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N675AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2405
Aircraft time
2,686 hours, 1,027 cycles
Part
Selector Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Landing Gear
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

PHX - AIR TURN BACK - FLT 0081 - DURING CLIMB-OUT OF PHX, CREW REPORTED THAT LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. CREW RETURNED AND LANDED IN PHX WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. MX CYCLED GEAR NUMEROUS TIMES AND WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. PERFORMED MLG HYDRAULIC SAFETY VALVE TEST IAW AMERICA WEST AIRLINES TASK CARD A8M32301, NO FAULTS WERE NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED 40GA, LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE, AND 41GA, LANDING GEAR DOOR SELECTOR VALVE, IAW AIRBUS 320 AMM 32-31-12 AND 34. REPLACED FOR PRECAUTIONARY PURPOSES. LEAK CHECKS OF VALVES GOOD. OPERATIONAL TESTS WERE GOOD.

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