Service difficulty report · Uplock Sensor · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
September 22, 2002
Submitted
October 15, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N716UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1055
Part
Uplock Sensor
Part number
201117017
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

IAH - FLT 775 - EN ROUTE PHL-IAH, WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED, RECEIVED THREE GREEN, DOWN AND LOCKED, INDICATIONS AND ONE RED, UNLOCKED, INDICATION FOR THE LEFT MAIN GEAR, WITH AN ASSOCIATED AMBER 'X' ECAM INDICATION. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED AND THE SAME INDICATIONS OCCURRED. THE LANDING GEAR WAS VERIFIED DOWN, AND JUST BEFORE LANDING, THE GEAR INDICATIONS BECAME NORMAL. LANDING WAS WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT GEAR UPLOCK. OPERATIONALLY CHECKED OK. (M)

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