Service difficulty report · Connector · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
December 6, 2009
Submitted
December 8, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N262AV
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1725
Aircraft time
23,930 hours, 9,280 cycles
Part
Connector
Part number
E0052N8B3ASNE
Condition
Corroded
Location
Prox Sensor
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, G
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IN CRUISE, ECAM FOR: ENG 2 REVERSER FAULT. FCOM REQUIRES TO LAND ASAP. ACFT DIVERTED. BOTH ENGINES CONTINUED TO PRODUCE NORMAL THRUST AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT A REVERSER DEPLOYED OR WAS PRESSURIZED. UPON LANDING ROLLOUT, CREW RECEIVED:LDG GEAR DISAGREE FAULT, THERE WAS ALSO A PFR FOR: CAPT PITOT FAULT. TAXIED TO GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX T/S AND FOUND CORROSION ON LT MLG PROX SENSOR CONNECTOR 23GA. CLEANED CONNECTOR AND SENSOR, OP'S CK'S OK IAW TSM 32-31-00-810-842 AND AMM 32-69-00-740-001. OP'S CK'D THRUST REVERSER OK IAW AMM 78-31-00PB501. OP'S CK'D PITOT SYS IAW TSM 30-31-00-810-803 AND AMM 30-31-00-710-001 OK. ACFT RTS. GND SENSOR FAULTS AND ERRONEOUS MSG'S LOGGED ON 7-DEC-09, 5 LEGS LATER IN ORD. SPECIAL TASK REQUEST CARD (SRTC) 32-09-003 HAD BEEN ISSUED TO INSP, R & R LT MLG PROX SENSOR 23GA (PN 8-933-01) AND CONNECTOR 23GA-A (PN E0052N8B3ASNE) BY MOC, DUE TO NOTED CORROSION AND WAS C/W 7-DEC-09 IAW CMM 32-12-28, ESPM 20-44-11 & 20-48-21 & AMM 32-31-73PB401. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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