Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 15, 2013
Submitted
August 19, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
457
Aircraft time
63,968 hours, 23,732 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Proximity Sensor
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT ON INITIAL ATTEMPT. INDICATION FAULT ON NLG. CYCLED GEAR HANDLE AND GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY, INDICATIONS GOOD. NLG EXT PROXIMITY SENSOR 25GA TARGET SENSOR BY LGCIU 2. REPLACED 24GA AND 25GA, ALSO BOTH TARGET ARMS AND PIVOT PINS IAW AMM.

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