Service difficulty report · Hinge · Airbus A310

Difficulty date
May 4, 2003
Submitted
May 5, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N429FE
Make and model
Airbus A310
Aircraft serial
364
Aircraft time
42,567 hours, 18,008 cycles
Part
Hinge
Part number
A531057600101
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON GEAR RETRACTION AFTER T/O NOSE GEAR DOOR AMBER LIGHT ON, WITH VIBRATION IN THE AREA BEHIND COCKPIT DOOR. WHEN GEAR EXTENDED FOR LANDING THE NOSE GEAR WAS ON. DID MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION. ALL GEAR GREEN LIGHTS ON. REMOVED AND REPLACED R/H NOSE GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR FITTING, DOOR ACTUATOR & DOOR SEQUENCE VALVE. REF EA. 6-5300-71217. A310 MM 32-31-18 & 32-31-16, DOOR RIG AND OPS CHECK NORMAL. PERFORMED GEAR RETRACTION TEST REF 32-31-00-5 OPS CHECK NORMAL.

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