Service difficulty report · Safety Valve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 18, 2006
Submitted
January 23, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N675AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2405
Aircraft time
3,201 hours, 1,233 cycles
Part
Safety Valve
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

AFTER TAKEOFF CREW REPORTED THAT AFTER GEAR RETRACTION ALL 3 DOORS REMAINED OPEN, HAD THREE GREENS AND THREE REDS. CYCLED GEAR TWICE THEN HAD 3 GREENS BUT GEAR DOORS WERE OPEN. CREW RETURNED TO LAX AND LANDED WITH NO NLG STEERING. MX R & R BOTH LGCIU'S, LANDING GEAR CONTROL LEVER 6GA AND HYDRAULIC CONTROL RELAY 48GA. AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO PHX FOR FURTHER MX. R & R SAFETY VALVE 2630GM AND SELECTOR VALVE MANIFOLD, 2524GM. FOUND BLOCK "A" CONNECTOR ON LGCIU 2 BROKEN. REPLACED BLOCK "A" CONNECTOR ON LGCIU 2 ALONG WITH ALL PINS AND SOCKETS FROM LGCIU 1 AND 2 TO 40GA. PASSED FCF FOR GEAR DOOR DISCREPANCY BUT FAULTED LGCIU 2 AND REVERSER 2. LGCIU 2 WAS REPLACED AND PASSED FCF.

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