Service difficulty report · Damper · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
October 31, 2007
Submitted
November 1, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N683FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
801
Aircraft time
12,857 hours, 6,943 cycles
Part
Damper
Part number
D226550003
Part serial
B724
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Mlg
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 TAKEOFF LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT ON SYS2. SWITCHED TO SYS 1 AND TRIED AGAIN. GEAR STILL WOULD NOT RETRACT FAULT ON PROX BOX FOR RT GEAR, JACKED A/C. PRIOR TO RETRACTING GEAR NOTICED RT FWD TRUCK WAS NOT AS LOW AS LEFT, STOOD ON GEAR AND GOT IT TO MOVE INTO PROPER POSITION. RETRACTED GEAR IN SYSTEM 1 THEN SYSTEM 2 WITH NO FAULTS. LUBRICATED GEAR PIVOT POINTS AND REPLACED RT BOGIE BEAM PITCH DAMPER PER A300 M/M 32-11-15-4. LOWERED ACFT TO BRING WHEELS LEVEL THEN JACKED ACFT BACK UP, RT BOGIE BEAM WENT TO NORMAL POSITION. RETRACTED GEAR NORMAL.

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