Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 30, 2006
Submitted
February 2, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N664AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1621
Aircraft time
15,846 hours, 6,054 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Part number
0893301
Condition
Faulty
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
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 632 - AFTER T/O CREW REPORTED THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT UP AND LOCKED. CREW RETURNED TO PHX AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE FAULT OCCURRED ON THE LGCIU SYSTEM 2 AND THE ECAM INDICATION FOR THE RT MLG DOOR SHOWED ONLY HALF OPEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED 34GA AND 32GA, RT MLG DOOR PROX SWITCH, ALSO PROPERLY SHIMMED IAW AIRBUS MM 32-31-73. GEAR SWINGS WERE GOOD IAW AMERICA WEST AIRLINES TASK CARD F4N32301. ON 29JAN06 INFO ONLY WAS WRITTEN UP BY CREW STATING THAT ON TAKEOFF NOSE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT (ECAM - L/G NOT UPLOCKED, LG DOORS NOT CLOSED) CYCLED GEAR, OPS NORMAL.

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