Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 13, 2006
Submitted
September 14, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N647AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
762
Aircraft time
32,901 hours, 12,663 cycles
Engine
Iae V2500A1
Part
Valve
Part number
S4340131004
Part serial
0188
Condition
Faulty
Location
Mlg
Part time
24,652 hours, 9,451 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON APPROACH, THE CREW MADE 3 ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND THE GEAR WITH NO SUCCESS. IAW THE QRH, THE CREW PERFORMED A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION. EXTENSION WAS SUCCESSFUL. AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, THE CREW PERFORMED A TOWER FLYBY. THE TOWER VERIFIED THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE PASSENGERS BRACED. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY WITH THE AIRCRAFT ON JACKS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS: VALVE, LANDING GEAR SELECTOR - TSR - 761.2 VALVE, LANDING DOOR SELECTOR - TSR - 761.2 VALVE, SAFETY - TSR - 24652.1

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