Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 14, 2013
Submitted
October 22, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
456
Aircraft time
64,889 hours, 24,271 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Main
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

TEST FLT FAILED. REPORTEDLY TOOK RT MLG 4 ADDITIONAL SECONDS & LT MLG 6 ADDITIONAL SECONDS TO RELEASE THE BALK SOLENOID TO ALLOW GEAR HANDLE TO BE MOVED UP. REPLACED LT & RT MLG IAW ECRA 3210-02291.

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