Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
September 7, 2010
Submitted
September 9, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N102UW
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
844
Aircraft time
32,892 hours, 16,930 cycles
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
114079016
Part serial
CWDDDH4000
Condition
Defective
Location
Landing Gear
Part time
17,551 hours, 7,490 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 1123 CLT-GCM - RTF - EXTENDED AIRFRAME VIBRATION ON GEAR RETRACTION. ECAM - L/G NOT LOCKED WHEN RETRACTED / LGCIU 1 FAULT / L/G DOOR DID NOT NOT CLOSE. WHILE AIRBORNE RECEIVED ECAM MESSAGE - ENG 1 APP IDLE ONLY INOP SYSTEM LGCIU1, REVERSER 1, GPWS. CREW RETURNED TO FIELD & ECAM MESSAGE AFTER TOUCHDOWN - GEAR DISAGREE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR DOOR SELECTOR VALVE 41GA IAW AIRBUS MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-31-34 & PROXIMITY SENSOR 30GA IAW AMM 32-31-73. RIGGED NLG DOOR UPLOCK ASSEMBLY IAW AMM 32-31-14-04. ALSO FOUND NLG HARNESS WIRES FOR PROX SENSOR 25GA DETERIORATED - REPLACED WIRES IAW ELECTRICAL STANDARD PRACTICES MANUAL 20-33-11.

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