Service difficulty report · Sensor · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
November 2, 2012
Submitted
December 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N851UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
1664
Aircraft time
37,060 hours, 15,256 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Part
Sensor
Condition
Faulty
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PER CAPT: WHEN GEAR HANDLE SELECTED DOWN, GEAR HANDLE ARROWS SCROLLED, GEAR DOORS CONTINUOUS CYCLING ON ECAM, BOTH LGCIU'S SHOWED DISAGREE, 3 REDS FOR GEAR DOWN, THE N LGCIU 1 FAULT, ECAM PROMPT "GRAVITY GEAR EXTEND". EXTENDED GEAR MANUALLY, THEN 3 GREENS FOR GEAR DOWN. PFR INDICATES SENSOR 20GA AS THE PROBLEM. REPLACED SNSR 20GA PER AMM 32-31-73-200-001-A. CYCLED LANDING GEAR SEVERAL TIMES PER AMM 32-31-00-720-002-A, AND PERFORMED FREE-FALL EXTENSION PER AMM. NO FAULT.

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