Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
September 6, 2010
Submitted
September 9, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N102UW
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
844
Aircraft time
32,892 hours, 16,929 cycles
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
114079017
Part serial
CWDDDH10498
Condition
Defective
Location
Landing Gear
Part time
28,582 hours, 13,182 cycles
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

FLT 1525 CLT-DEN - RTF - CREW RECEIVED MULTIPLE FAULT MESSAGES FOR GEAR DISAGREEMENT AND AIRFRAME VIBRATIONS WHILE RETRACTING THE GEAR. ECAM - L/G NOT UPLOCKED - L/G LGCIU 1 FAULT - L/G DOORS NOT CLOSED - ALL GEAR & FLAP UP FUNCTIONS WERE SLOW. CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO FIELD AND ALL 3 GEAR PINS WERE INSERTED FOR TAXI TO GATE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE, THE NR 1 LGCIU (LANDING GEAR CONTROL INTERFACE UNIT), AND NLG PROXIMITY SENSORS 24GA & 25GA.

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