Service difficulty report · Lgciu · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
July 17, 2026
Submitted
July 20, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
759
Aircraft time
83,011 hours, 36,148 cycles
Part
Lgciu
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 700
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

AFTER T/O UNABLE TO RET GEAR AS HAND WAS LOCKED IN DWN POS. FOLLOWED FIM TASK 32-31-00-810-885-A UP TO AND INCLUDING STEP 4.B. FOUND LT MLG SHOCK UNDERSERVICED, SERVICED LT MLG STRUT IAW AMM 12-12-32-610-001-C1. WHILE ACCOMPLISHING AMM 32-31-00-710-002-A. FOUND LANDING DOORS AND HANDLE OPERATE CORRECTLY ON LGCIU1. WHEN THE SAME TEST IS DONE ON LGCIU2 THE HANDLE OPERATES BUT DOES NOT GIVE INDICATION NOR POWERS GEAR DOORS HYDRAULICALLY. SLAVED IN KNOWN GOOD GEAR HANDLE IAW AMM 32-31-11/401 & DID NOT CHANGE RESULTS. REINSTALLED ORIGINAL MLG HANDLE IAW AMM 32-31-11/401. SWAPPED LGCIU 2 WITH KNOWN GOOD LGCIU IAW AMM 32-31-71/401 & RESULT REMAINED THE SAME AS WELL. SUSPECT WIRING BTWN LGCIU & GEAR HANDLE OR SOME OTHER PART. THERE IS A NOTE IN TSM 32-31-00-810-885-A PARA 3B STEP (4)(B)3 STATING FOR LGCIU 2, THAT MLG DOORS WILL NOT MOVE BECAUSE THE MLG SYS ISOATION SAFETY VALVE WILL NOT OPS. NO HYDS TO THE GEAR DOORS CHKD LT MLG FRONT & REAR PROX SENSORS IAW AMM 32-31-73-820-002-A. CHKD SERVICEABLE UPDATE FOR INSPECTION GEAR SWING REQ INSPECTION IAW FIM 32-31-00-810-869-A STRUT WAS UNDER SERVICED. ACCOMPLISHED TSM 32-31-00-810-869-A NO ABNORMALITIES FOUND. PERFORMED MLG SWING IAW AMM 32-31-00-720-002-A OPS CHKD GOOD. GEAR HANDLE/ GEAR OPS NORMAL.OPS CHKD GOOD.

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