Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
August 16, 2013
Submitted
August 19, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N714US
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1046
Aircraft time
39,860 hours, 22,505 cycles
Part
Cylinder
Part number
2271500002
Part serial
H0914
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nlg Door
Part time
39,858 hours, 22,503 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFTER GEAR RETRACTION AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW REPORTED NOSE DOOR DID NOT FULLY CLOSE. CYCLED GEAR WITH SAME RESULT. PASSING THROUGH 210 KIAS, DOORS CLOSED. FLIGHT CONTINUED AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX TROUBLESHOT IAW REF 32-31-00-810-859-A AND REPLACED NLG ACTUATING CYLINDER 2531GM IAW REF AMM 32-31-16-400-001-A. PERFORMED SATISFACTORY NLG NORMAL EXTENSION/RETRACTION TEST. NO LEAKS NOTED.

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