Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 29, 2008
Submitted
May 29, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N660AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1234
Aircraft time
30,053 hours, 11,525 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
664700500A4D
Part serial
3622
Condition
Faulty
Location
Mlg
Part time
24,874 hours, 9,230 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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

FLT NR 640 PHX-ONT - EMERGENCY LANDING, AFTER LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN, GEAR INDICATION INTERMITTENTLY SHOWED NOSE GEAR NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. RECYCLED GEAR WITH NO CHANGE. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION EXTINGUISHED, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED UNVENTFULLY AND TAXIED TO THE GATE NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 LANDING GEAR CONTROL INTERFACE UNIT IAW AMM 32-31-71. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD.

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