British Airways has chosen to upgrade its A320 fleet with the new Crane Enhanced Landing Gear Control Interface Unit (LGCIU). Crane’s LGCIU has been the standard LGCIU on Airbus A320 Series production aircraft since October 2010.
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Airbus Service Bulletin released to retrofit Crane LGCIU on A320
January 12th, 2012 
Liisa 
Airbus Service Bulletin A320-32-1401 is now released which gives A320 operators the option to replace the legacy Landing Gear Control Interface Unit (LGCIU) with the latest Crane Enhanced LGCIU. The LGCIU’s function on the aircraft is to sense the position of landing gear and landing gear doors, flap disconnect status and cargo door position.The unit works in conjunction with passive proximity sensors that are installed in aircraft landing gear and landing gear doors, flap disconnect status and cargo door locations.
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Tags: Airbus, Airbus A320, Crane, Crane Aerospace, Crane Aerospace & Electronics, LGCIU 
No Comments »All new-production A320 aircraft to fly with new Crane LGCIU starting this month
October 6th, 2010 
Crane Aerospace & Electronics, together with Airbus, has developed an enhanced Landing Gear Control Interface Unit (LGCIU) for Airbus single-aisle aircraft (A320 Series). The enhanced LGCIU will soon be standard on A320 production aircraft and is available for retrofit on in-service aircraft. The LGCIU’s function on the aircraft is to sense the position of landing gear and landing gear doors…
