Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
October 19, 2011
Submitted
October 20, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N753US
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1326
Aircraft time
25,684 hours, 19,945 cycles
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
114079017
Part serial
CWDDDH18499
Condition
Defective
Location
Landing Gear
Part time
30,581 hours, 19,444 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS SLOWER THAN NORMAL TO EXTEND - NOSE GEAR AND LEFT GEAR WERE DOWN AND LOCKED GREEN. AFTER A SHORT TIME, RIGHT MAIN EXTENDED AND LOCKED DOWN WITH THE GREEN LIGHT INDICATION FOLLOWED BY ECAM MESSAGE 'LGCIU 2 FAULT'. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND INSTALLED LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE IAW AIRBUS MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-31-12-0401.

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