SDR SA06001

Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
January 2, 2006
Submitted
January 4, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N102UW
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
844
Engine
Cfmint CFM565B4
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Unknown
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFTER TAKEOFF, THE LANDING GEAR TOOK 3 TO 4 TIMES LONGER TO RETRACT THAN NORMAL. CREW RECYCLED THE GEAR AND GOT THE SAME RESULT. WHEN THE GEAR FULLY RETRACTED, THE FLIGHT CONTINUED AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE RAISED THE AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED AN EXTENSION/RETRACTION CHECK. ALL INDICATIONS AND TIME LIMITS WERE NORMAL.

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