What was found
(CAN) THE LT MLG DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE FOLLOWING AN ACFT SCHEDULED MX EVENT. THE MLG DOOR BYPASS VALVE WAS FOUND TO HAVE 2 SHEARED BOLT HEADS. THE VALVE WAS REPLACED & TESTED SERVICEABLE.
- Difficulty date
- September 9, 2011
- Submitted
- January 23, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Airbus A319114
- Aircraft time
- 39,873 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3231 · Landing Gear Door Retract Section
- Part
- Bypass Valve
- Part number
- 114087005
- Condition
- Sheared
- Location
- Lt Mlg Door
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.