Service difficulty report · Uplock Sensor · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
October 6, 2013
Submitted
October 7, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N805AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1049
Aircraft time
49,640 hours, 20,494 cycles
Part
Uplock Sensor
Part number
848401
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW REPORTED LANDING GEAR DOORS ECAM, PLUS LANDING GEAR, NOSE GEAR NOT UPLOCKED. IAW ECAM, RECYCLED LANDING GEAR. NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT UPLOCK. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO FIELD. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED SYS AND FOUND NLG UPLOCK SENSOR 12GA INOP. REPLACED SENSOR IAW AMM 32-31-73-400-005-A. BITE CHECK GOOD. ACCOMPLISHED NLG EXTENSION/RETRACTION TEST IAW AMM 32-31-00-720-003-A. ALL CHECKS GOOD WITH NO FAULTS NOTED.

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