Service difficulty report · Strut · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 25, 2017
Submitted
August 25, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N414UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
472
Aircraft time
75,508 hours, 30,041 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Low Pressure
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MLG SHOCK ABSORBER FAULT, MLG NOT UPLOCKED, MLG DOORS NOT CLOSED, ECAM WARNINGS WITH CORRELATED FAILURE MESSAGES NLG SHOCK ABSORBER 2526GM AND NLG EXT PROXIMITY SENSOR 25GA TGT POS. EMERGENCY DECLARED. CHECKED NLG SHOCK ABSORBER CHARGE PRESSURE IAW AMM 12-14-32-614-004. FOUND STRUT LOW, SERVICED THE STRUT IAW AMM AND BITE CHECK OF LGCIU TESTS GOOD. OK TO DIP RECHECK IAW AMM 12-14-32-614-004, CHECKED THE NLG SHOCK PRESSURE BETWEEN 4 AND 7 DAYS AFTER THE FIRST SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT.

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