Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 14, 2010
Submitted
May 14, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N453UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1001
Aircraft time
37,347 hours, 15,250 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Seal
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg Strut
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LGCIU 2 FAULT DISPLAYED ON UPPER ECAM SCREEN. LOUD BANG ON TAKEOFF. WILL REPLACE SEALS. ACFT JACKED, STRUT REMOVED, REPLACED STRUT SEALS AND STARTED LEAK CHECK. STRUT HAS 275 PSI AIR CHARGE STARTING AT 1325. NEED TO COMPLETE STRUT INSTALLATION IAW SAME MM. INSTALLED STRUT. NEED TO SERVICE STRUT WITH HYDROMITE AND SEAL AREA. COMPLETED HYDROMITE SERVICE . SEALED FASTNERS. LEAK CHECK GOOD. ACFT NEEDS A FUNCTIONAL TEST OF GEAR EXT AND RET. ACCMP'D NLG NORMAL RET AND EXT, 3 CYC. ALL IND NORMAL.

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