SDR 02FDEA00

Service difficulty report · Sequence Valve · Airbus A310

Difficulty date
May 17, 2002
Submitted
May 17, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N442FE
Make and model
Airbus A310
Aircraft serial
353
Aircraft time
39,977 hours, 17,023 cycles
Part
Sequence Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

AFTER T/O FROM LGB THE GEAR WAS RAISED AND WAS CONFIRMED UP AND LOCKED UNTIL SLATS WERE RETRACTED AT WHICH TIME A THUMP AND SLIGHT SHUDDER WAS FELT AND L MAIN GEAR INDICATED UNSAFE. GEAR HANDLE WAS PLACED IN THE DOWN POSITION WITH ALL GEAR INDICATING DOWN AND LOCKED. UNABLE TO DUPLICATED, SUSPECTED BAD UPLOCK ACTUATOR. WHEN PERFORMING GEAR SWING PER M/M 32-31-00-516, PUT GEAR HANDLE IN NEUTRAL POSITION W/GEAR UP, AND HYD MULE PRESS WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM ON ANOTHER A310 W/SAME PROBLEM. IT WAS T/S TO OPPOSITE SIDE MLG SEQ VALVE.

More about the Airbus A310