Service difficulty report · Sequence Valve · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
February 5, 2004
Submitted
February 5, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N413FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
397
Aircraft time
29,102 hours, 20,495 cycles
Part
Sequence Valve
Part number
A5281012500051
Part serial
C1360
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Zone 700
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 DEPARTURE AFTER GEAR RETRACTION THE NOSE GEAR DOOR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. AS PER THE QRH, DID NOT RECYCLE BUT PUT THE HANDLE TO OFF. AT THAT POINT, LOTS OF NOISE AND SOME VIBRATION. RETURNED TO KMEM AND THE SPEED NEVER EXCEEDED (270K/M.65). REF THE AIRBUS A310 07-11-00-0, JACKED AIRCRAFT ANY FAULTS NOTED, SIX TIMES IN BOTH SYSTEMS 1 AND 2. REF THE AIRBUS A310 M/M 32-00-00-5, INSTALLED TEST BOX NR 97A32602004201-1 TO AIDE IN THE CYCLING OF THE NOSE GEAR. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING REQUIRED. PER MAINTENANCE CONTROL REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE GEAR DOOR LEFT AND RIGHT SEQUENCE VALVES IAW A310-200MM 32-31-18-4. NOSE GEAR DOOR, RIGG AND OPS CHECK.

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