Service difficulty report · Interface Unit · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 12, 2013
Submitted
February 12, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N524JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1528
Aircraft time
46,193 hours, 16,721 cycles
Part
Interface Unit
Part number
664700500A4D
Part serial
3037
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2
Part time
44,660 hours, 16,706 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 974 FLL-BOS, AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO MCO - AFTER TAKEOFF WITH GEAR AND FLAPS RETRACTED. CREW STARTED HEARING A NOISE LIKE THE GEAR DOORS OPENING AND CLOSING. THEY WERE ABLE TO CONFIRM ALL DOORS CYCLING ON WHEEL PAGED. THIS CONTINUED ABOUT 30 TIMES UNTIL THEY STAYED OPEN ON ALL GEAR FOLLOWED BY GEAR DOOR OPEN ECAM. GEAR WAS CYCLED PER ECAM AND MCC EXTENSION WAS NORMAL UPON RETRACTION. ALL GEAR DOORS CLOSED. HOWEVER RIGHT MAIN INDICATED RED NOT UPLOCKED ON WHEEL PAGE. QRH COMPLETED FOR NOT UPLOCKED. ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL UPON FINAL GEAR EXTENSION. SPEED WAS MAINTAINED. AT 220 KNOTS UPON DISCOVERY WHILE DOORS WERE MOVING. TS PER TSM 32-31-00-810-864A FOUND RT +MLG UPLOCK PROX SENSOR 10 GA FAULTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LGCIU NR 2 PER 32-71-31 OPS TEST/ BITE TEST GOOD. PERFORMED LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION PER AMM 32-30-00-867-001A. ALL CHECKS NORMAL. A/C OK FOR SERVICE. RESTORED A/C TO ORIGINAL CONFIGURATION.

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