Service difficulty report · Sequence Valve · Airbus A300B4605R

Difficulty date
February 14, 2008
Submitted
February 18, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N733FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4605R
Aircraft serial
715
Aircraft time
32,322 hours, 16,255 cycles
Part
Sequence Valve
Part number
A252801
Part serial
86
Condition
Failed
Location
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

AFTER TAKEOFF FROM KIAD, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT AND REMAINED FULLY DOWN AND LOCKED ON BOTH FORWARD AND OVERHEAD PANEL INDICATIONS. FOLLOWED ECAM AND QRH PROCEDURES, GOT DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATIONS ON ALL 3 GEAR. THEN RETURNED TO LAND T/S RT GEAR HAS NO PRESS WITH GEAR PINNED. ACN RELEASED FOR SERVICE PER MEL/CDL: 32-30-01 CATEGORY: C EXPIRATION: 24FEB08 "MEL 32-30-01: LANDING GEAR RETRACTION SYSTEM - INOP TO MEM BASE FOR REPAIR. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT MLG SEQUENCE VALVE IAW AIRBUS A300-600 AMM REF 32-31-37-4. OPS CK GOOD OK FOR SERVICE.

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