SDR 06FDEA1222

Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
March 24, 2006
Submitted
March 24, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N659FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
757
Aircraft time
16,345 hours, 8,565 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
224TS05Y
Part serial
772
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Landing Gear
Part time
14,217 hours, 7,492 cycles
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

GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. BOTH GEAR POSITION INDUCTORS SHOWED 3 GREEN TRIANGLES AND 3 RED UNLOCKS. RETURNED HANDLE TO DOWN POSITION AND HAD ECAM STATUS MESSAGE OF L/G RETRACTION INOP, TRIED BOTH L/G POSITION DETECTION SYS 1 & 2. REMOVED AND REPLACED LANDING GEAR CONTROL UNIT PER AIRBUS MM REF 32-31-11-4. SYSTEM OPS CHECK OK. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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