Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 31, 2012
Submitted
February 2, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N527JL
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1557
Aircraft time
34,841 hours, 12,699 cycles
Part
Proximity Switch
Part number
848401
Part serial
A98517
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Part time
5,465 hours, 1,961 cycles
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

FLT 166 PDX-JFK, ON FINAL INTO JFK AFTER PLACING GEAR HANDLE DOWN EXPERIENCED L/G GEAR NOT DOWNLOCKED. ACCOMPLISHED QRH PROCEDURE AND ACHIEVED SAFE GEAR CONFIG WITH ONE RECYCLE. UPON OPENING NOSE GEAR W/W FOUND RT GEAR DOOR NOT INDICATING DOOR OPEN (IN TRANSIT) PERFORMED TASK 32-31-00-810-818 FOUND 38GA PROX SW OUT OF LIMITS REMOVED AND REPLACED RT NOSE GEAR PROX SW 38 GA IAW 32-31-73-ALL IND OF NOSE GEAR NOW OPS CK GOOD. LGCIU 1 AND 2 BITE CHK GOOD IAW AMM 32-69-00.

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