Service difficulty report · Lever · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 13, 2011
Submitted
September 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N424UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
506
Aircraft time
57,347 hours, 21,234 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Lever
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cockpit
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

COULD NOT RAISE THE LANDING HANDLE INITIALLY AFTER T/O. AFTER 3-5 MIN HANDLE COULD BE RAISED. SAMC TEXT: ACP MM FUNCTION TEST WHICH WILL REQUIRE NORMAL RETRACT AND EXTEND. REPLACED GEAR LEVER (6GA). JACKED A/C AND ACCOMPLISHED FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE NORMAL EXTENSION AND RETRACTION. GEAR CYCLES ALL OPERATION NORMAL.

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