Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
December 30, 2014
Submitted
December 31, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N644AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
317
Aircraft time
70,119 hours, 30,960 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
2271500002
Part serial
H1407
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nlg
Part time
28,442 hours, 13,161 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER LG RETRACTION, NOSE GEAR DOORS WOULD NOT CLOSE. INDICATION ON WHEEL PAGE CONFIRMED WITH ACFT BUFFETING. RECYCLED GEAR, SAME RESULT. NOSE GEAR DOORS CLOSED 3 MINUTES LATER & STAYED CLOSED. REPLACED THE NLG ACTUATING CYLINDER IAW AMM 32-31-16-400-001-A. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD.

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