Service difficulty report · Bracket · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
June 2, 2008
Submitted
July 1, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N668FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
772
Aircraft time
18,490 hours, 9,930 cycles
Part
Bracket
Part number
C2311819
Part serial
B843
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
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

REPEAT WRITE-UP- DURING FINAL APPROACH PHASE, LEFT LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED AFTER GEAR SELECTED DOWN. RECYCLED GEAR HANDLE WITH SAME RESULT, COMPLIED WITH ALL ECAM AND QRH ITEMS. TRIED SIDE SLIPS AFTER MANUALLY LOWERING GEAR. NO HELP AFTER 20 MIN IN PATTERN TRYING TO TROUBLESHOOT INDICATION CHANGED TO DOWN AND LOCKED ON ITS OWN. ORDERED DOWN LOCK (SIDE BRACE ACTUATOR) DUE TO FAT STARTED AFTER CHANGING FOR LEAKING ACTUATOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT GEAR BRACE STRUT CYLINDER IAW A300 AMM 32-31-55-4. OPS AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD. PERFORMED EXT AND RETRACTION IAW A300 AMM 32-31-00. OPS CHECKS GOOD PERFORMED MANUAL EXT AND RETRACTION. OPS CHECKS GOOD RESET MANUAL EXT IAW.

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