Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
March 4, 2004
Submitted
July 30, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N163US
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1417
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
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

PIT - FLT 45 - EN ROUTE PIT-LAX, AFTER TAKEOFF, THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE CREW CYCLED THE GEAR, BUT THE CONDITION REMAINED THE SAME. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD IN PIT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AN EMERGENCY WAS NOT DECLARED, HOWEVER, THE EQUIPMENT WAS CALLED OUT BY ATC. (M)

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