Service difficulty report · Strut · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
June 10, 2015
Submitted
July 24, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N621VA
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
2616
Aircraft time
29,147 hours, 8,630 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Underserviced
Location
Mlg
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

ACFT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY RETRACTING THE LANDING GEAR. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT RELEASE AND MOVE TO THE UP POSITION. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE, THE GEAR HANDLE RELEASED AND THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY. THE ACFT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION WITHOUT FURTHER ISSUES. THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY AND THE ACFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. UPON ARRIVAL, THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. TECHS FOUND BOTH MLG SHOCK ABSORBERS UNDERSERVICED. THE SHOCK ABSORBERS WERE SERVICED IAW AMM 12-14-34 AND THE RELEVANT PROXIMITY SENSORS WERE INSPECTED IAW AMM 32-31-73. A GEAR RETRACTION TEST WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. AN ACCEPTANCE FLIGHT WAS SUCCESSFULLY ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED.

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