# SDR 02FDEA00575

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: August 12, 2002
- Submitted: August 13, 2002
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N659FE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N659FE), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A300 F4-605R
- Registry model: [Airbus A300 F4-605R](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-f4-605r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 757
- Aircraft time: 11,046 hours, 5,581 cycles
- System (JASC): [3231 · Landing Gear Door Retract Section](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3231)
- Part: Uplock
- Part number: A254310012
- Part serial: M472
- Condition: Broken
- Location: Nlg Door
- Part time: 817 hours, 368 cycles
- Stage of operation: CL
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: J
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/02FDEA00575

## Discrepancy

NOSE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE INDICATIONS ON TAKEOFF.  DECLARED EMERGENCY RETURN TO KMEM.  FOUND THE RIGHT NLG DOOR UPLOCK HOOK BROKEN.  REMOVED AND REPLACED NLG DOOR UPLOCK ASSY, LEAK CK C/W.  OP CHECKS NORMAL.

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