Service difficulty report · Uplock · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
July 14, 2011
Submitted
July 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N122US
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1298
Aircraft time
34,923 hours, 15,460 cycles
Part
Uplock
Part number
C24730100
Part serial
H2714
Condition
Stuck
Location
Nlg Door
Part time
34,916 hours, 15,457 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LOUDER THAN USUAL WIND NOISE THAT APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM NOSE GEAR OR RADOME AREA AT ALL ALTITUDES AND AIRSPEEDS OVER 220 KTS. DURING LATTER STAGE OF FLIGHT, NOTICED AMBER X'S AT NOSE GEAR DOOR POSITION INDICATOR. FOUND NLG DOOR UPLOCK STUCK IN CLOSED POSITION NOT ALLOWING DOORS TO FULLY CLOSE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NLG DOOR UPLOCK ASSEMBLY PER AIRBUS MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-31-14.

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