Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Airbus A320211

Difficulty date
January 27, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Airbus A320211
Part
Selector Valve
Condition
Malfunction
Location
Gear Door
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J, O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) ON CLIMB-OUT, LANDING GEAR SLOW TO RETRACT. ECAM WARNING, LANDING GEAR DOORS NOT CLOSED. GEAR CYCLED ON APPROACH, NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED BITE TEST, UNIT PASSED TEST. FURTHER TO PREVIOUS SEQUENCE NR 0211247 AFTER TAKEOFF, GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. THREE RED LIGHTS, THEN NOSE GEAR GREEN ON BRIEFLY, THEN GEAR RETRACTED. MAINTENANCE ACTION INVOLVED REPLACING GEAR AND DOOR SELECTOR VALVE.

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