What was found
AFTER TAKEOFF THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE UP FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS IN ADDITION AN ECAM: L/G SHOCK ABSORBER FAULT. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR SHOCK ABSORBER ASSEMBLY. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- October 18, 2012
- Submitted
- October 22, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N766US
- Make and model
- Airbus A319112
- Aircraft serial
- 1378
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Shock Absorber
- Part number
- D235920201
- Part serial
- L1378
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 42,157 hours, 17,601 cycles
- 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.