Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 1, 2005
Submitted
December 2, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N663AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1419
Aircraft time
17,334 hours, 6,692 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Vibration
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PHX - EMERGENCY LANDING - FLT 529 - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM TPA, CREW REPORTED THAT DURING GEAR RETRACTION FELT A SEVERE VIBRATION WITH THE GEAR BEING SLOW TO RETRACT. VIBRATION STOPPED ONCE GEAR WAS IN WHEEL WELL. MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN PHX WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT, AFTER TOWER FLYBY, AND TAXIED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE CYCLED GEAR NUMEROUS TIMES IAW AMERICA WEST AIRLINES TASK CARD F4M32301 WITH NO DEFECTS BEING NOTED. PREFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION ON ALL GEARS IAW AIRBUS 320 TSM 32-31-00-810-855 WITH NO DEFECTS BEING NOTED. LUBRICATED MLG AND NLG IAW AIRBUS 320 MM 12-22-32. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD, RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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