SDR 06FDEA0857

Service difficulty report · Strut · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
February 27, 2006
Submitted
February 27, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N675FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
789
Aircraft time
12,151 hours, 6,529 cycles
Part
Strut
Part number
C2311819
Part serial
B856
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 700
Part time
6,305 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

ON FINAL APPROACH TO IND LT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND FULLY DOWN AND LOCK. FWD PANEL GEAR HANDLE SHOWING RED DOWN ARROW, LT GEAR INDICATION SHOWS RED -UNLK-, WD GEAR PANEL INDICATION AND OVERHEAD WERE IN AGREEMENT LT GEAR NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. FLIGHT RECORDER INDICATES LATERAL LOADS NO GREATER THAN -.23 AND .22, BOTH IN ACCEPTABLE LIMITS PER AMM 05-51-44-0 PAGE 1 ITEM 2A, THE VERTICAL G'S INDICATED 1.78 THE AMM 05-51-17-0. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT MAIN GEAR BRACE STRUT (DOWNLOCK ACTUATOR). PERFORMED LEAK AND OPS CHECK SYSTEM OPS CHECKS NORMAL AND NO LEAKS NOTED. MM 32-31-55-4. OFF C23118-1-9.

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