Service difficulty report · Shock Absorber · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 9, 2013
Submitted
July 25, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N405UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
452
Aircraft time
66,121 hours, 24,506 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Shock Absorber
Condition
Low
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LANDING GEAR SYSTEM DISAGREE MSG, RTFL. LG SYS DISAGREE MESSAGE DISPLAYED AND UNABLE TO RAISE LANDING GEAR AFTER TAKEOFF. CREW CYCLED GEAR THRU SEVERAL CYCLES AND NO HELP. LOUD BANGING NOISE HEARD AFTER GEAR CYCLING ATTEMPT. ACFT ALSO SHOWS IN FLT PHASE 8 WHILE STILL AIRBORNE. SERVICED LT & RT MLG SHOCK ABSORBERS PER AMM AND PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST PER AMM, OPS TEST NORMAL.PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE NORMAL EXTENSION AND RETRACTION OF THE LANDING GEAR PER AMM, OPS CHK NORMAL.

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