Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
January 30, 2008
Submitted
January 31, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N632AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
81
Aircraft time
59,381 hours, 26,321 cycles
Part
Valve
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nlg Door
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

FLT NR 434, ON CLIMB-OUT OF MSP, GEAR RETRACTION TOOK PLACE BUT THE NOSE GEAR DOORS DID NOT CLOSE. CREW RECYCLED THE GEAR BUT THE NLG DOORS STILL DID NOT CLOSE. ACFT RETURNED TO MSP. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED SAFETY VALVE 2629GM PER MM, FAULT CONTINUED. SWAPPED LGCIU'S, DOORS OPERATED NORMALLY. PLACED LGCIU NR 2 ON MEL 32-31-01A. MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED X DIMENSION FOR PROXIMITY SENSORS 18GA AND 19GA AND ADJUSTED NLG DOOR CONTROL RODS. OPERATIONAL CHECK OF LANDING GEAR DOORS WAS GOOD.

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