What was found
LOSS OF HYDRAULICS. RTFL. FOUND FACE PLATE ON NOSE GEAR BYPASS VALVE WITH 3 OF 4 BROKEN BOLT HEADS. FOUND FLUID FLOWING FROM FACE PLATE ON OLD VALVE. REPLACED NOSE GEAR BYPASS VALVE. NEW VALVE OPS CHECKS GOOD-NO LEAKS NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- May 16, 2009
- Submitted
- May 20, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N413UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 470
- Aircraft time
- 51,786 hours, 18,504 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Bypass Valve
- Part number
- 114087006
- Part serial
- CW93
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Nlg
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.