Service difficulty report · Pivot Assy · Airbus A310

Difficulty date
October 22, 2002
Submitted
October 25, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N445FE
Make and model
Airbus A310
Aircraft serial
297
Aircraft time
37,242 hours, 16,552 cycles
Part
Pivot Assy
Condition
Seized
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. IN SYS 1 OR 2 TROUBLESHOT INTERLOCK SYSTEM. FOR NR 1 AND NR 2 SYSTEMS, FOUND ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS CHECK GOOD. CHECKS GOOD WITH GROUND ON RECEPTACLE OF PROX BOX AT PINS 44 AND 55. JACKED AIRCRAFT IAW M/M AND FOUND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BOGIE BEAM WILL NOT PIVOT. REMOVED PITCH DAMPER IAW M/M AND BOGIE STILL LOCKED UP. REMOVED ALL 4 BRAKE TORQUE ARMS AND BOGIE STILL LOCKED UP AT CENTER PIVOT POINT. WILL NEED FURTHER DISASSEMBLY TO DETERMINE DAMAGE.

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