Service difficulty report · Uplock · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 15, 2026
Submitted
May 20, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N432UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
587
Aircraft time
87,469 hours, 35,103 cycles
Part
Uplock
Part number
C247300016
Part serial
1018
Condition
Faulted
Location
Nlg
Part time
87,466 hours, 35,101 cycles
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

MLG NOT UPLOCKED AFTER TAKEOFF, ECAM NO HELP PERFORMED BITE TEST OF LGCIU 1 AND 2. LGCIU 1 REPORTED FAULT "N LG UPLOCK (2530GM)/(2527GM)". PILOTS REPORTED CYCLING GEAR IN FLIGHT, NO HELP. FOUND BACKSHELL ON CONNECTOR IAW AMM 32-31-21/401 CONFIG 00 SHEET 2. ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR LOOSE. TIGHTENED BACKSHELL DOWN. GEAR UPLOCK LUBE WAS PERFORMED LAST NIGHT DURING A CHECK, TSM 32-31-00-810-865A STATES EXCESS GREASE CAN CAUSE INDICATION ISSUES. CLEANED EXCESS GREASE FROM UPLOCK ASSY. PERFORMED NLG GEAR SWING IAW AMM 32-31-00-720-003-A. FAULT PERSISTS. GEAR WILL RETRACT BUT NOT LOCK IN THE UP POSITIONS. GEAR DOORS STAY OPEN. REMOVED NLG DOOR UPLOCK ASSY IAW AMM 32-31-14-000-002-A. R & R NLG UPLOCK ASSY, IAW AMM 32-31-21-400-001-A. TASK COMPLETED UP TO INSTALLATION STEP C17, NEXT STEP IS E, CIRCUIT BREAKER CLOSING. PERFORMED RII INSP OF NLG UPLOCK ASSY INSTALL IAW GMM 09-25-05 THROUGH STEP 4.C.(17) OF AMM 3ACP'D RII INSPECTION, VERIFIED FUNCTIONAL TEST OF NLG NORMAL EXTENSION / RETRACTION COMPLETED, OP-CHKD GOOD.

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