Service difficulty report · Sequence Valve · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
June 1, 2008
Submitted
July 1, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N668FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
772
Aircraft time
18,488 hours, 9,929 cycles
Part
Sequence Valve
Part number
A252791
Part serial
H189
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Part time
18,487 hours, 9,929 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON FINAL APPROCH DURING LANDING GEAR EXTENSION, LEFT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. RED GEAR NOT DOWN INDICATION ON BOTH POSITION 1 AND 2 AND OVERHEAD PANEL. PROCEEDED WITH LANDING GEAR GRAVITY EXTENSION PROCEDURE. ALL GEAR DOORS OPENED BUT LEFT MAIN GEAR STILL NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. A STEADY STATE SIDE LOAD WAS APPLIED AND LEFT MAIN GEAR EXTENDED AND INDICATED GREEN LIGHT. ALL HYDRAULIC INDICATIONS NORMAL. SEQUENCING VALVE APPEARED TO BE BYPASSING. REMOVED AND REPLACED MLG LT SEQUENCING VALVE IAW A300 MM 32-31-37-4. CYCLED MLG 25 TIMES. OPS AND LEAK CK GOOD.

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