Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
September 26, 2019
Submitted
September 28, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N823UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
952
Aircraft time
65,143 hours, 27,581 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
2271500002
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nlg Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NOSE LANDING GEAR NOT CLOSED, ECAM RECYCLE, NO HELP. PER CREW DEBRIEF: NLG DOORS NEVER LOCKED IN UP POSITION, AMBER INDICATION ALWAYS ON. POST FLIGHT REPORT FLT PHSE 5 L/G DOORS NOT CLOSED. WITH ASSOCIATED NLG DOOR UPLOCK MSG (2534GM,2531GM) PICKED UP BY BOTH LGCIU 1 AND 2. USING FIM. 32-31-000-810-859-A. ACCOMPLISHED EXT AND RETRACTION OF NLG 32-31-00-720-003. COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. NO FAULTS. SWUNG TWICE. NLG DOOR UPLOCK REPLACED LAST NIGHT ON LP3375493. PER TSM TASK 32-31-00-810-859-A - FAULT ISOLATION - REPLACED NLG DOOR ACTUATING CYLINDER PER MM 32-31-16-400-001-A. ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT # 1117402 SN OFF 0859 IPC REFERENCE # 32-31-01-03. VERIFIED NOSE LANDING DOOR ACTUATOR REPLACEMENT, ACTUATOR EXTENDED DIMENSION "A" AND WEIGHT-ON-WHEELS NOSE LANDING DOOR OPERTIONAL CHECK OKAY. AIRCRAFT LIFTED IAW 07-11-00-581-001-A. PERFORMED GEAR SWING 3 TIMES, NO FAULTS NOTED. ACTUATOR, NLG D OFF 31-3232-9-0001 0859 ON 31-3232-9-0001 1177.

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