Service difficulty report · Target · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
December 16, 2012
Submitted
December 17, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N757UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1342
Aircraft time
28,406 hours, 21,719 cycles
Part
Target
Condition
Loose
Location
Nlg
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.

What was found

CREW REPORTED THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. ECAM L/G SHOCK ABSORBER FAULT. L/G SYS DISAGREE. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NOSE GEAR PROX SENSOR TARGET ARM AND BOLT LOOSE AND OUT OF ENGAGEMENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE GEAR PROX SENSOR TARGET LINK AND HARDWARE PER AMM 32-31-73-000-004/005. CHECKED THE TARGET CLEARANCE PER AMM 32-31-73-200-002A. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST PER AMM 32-31-00-720-00A AND 07-11-00-581-003A. OPS CHECK GOOD AND BITE CHECK GOOD.

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