SDR 06FDEA2991

Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Airbus A310

Difficulty date
August 16, 2006
Submitted
August 17, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N421FE
Make and model
Airbus A310
Aircraft serial
342
Aircraft time
42,375 hours, 15,465 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nose
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LOUD BANG AND PRONOUNCED VIBRATION WAS FELT FROM THE NOSE WHEEL WELL AREA. UPON GEAR RETRACTION, UNSAFE GEAR DOOR ( NOSE WHEEL ) AMBER LIGHT REMAINED ON BOTH PANELS, QRH WAS FOLLOWED. GEAR HANDLE WAS NOT SELECT ED TO NEUTRAL. ONCE DECIDED TO EXTEND GEAR FOR LANDING, NOSE WHEEL EXTENDED WHEN THE GEAR HANDLE WAS BETWEEN THE UP POSITION AND NEUTRAL ( NOT NORMAL ). WHEN STATUS PAGE SELECTED, IT SHOWED L/G RETRACTION NOT AVAIL OR INOP.

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