Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
August 21, 2008
Submitted
August 26, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804FD
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Aircraft serial
549
Aircraft time
34,633 hours, 12,902 cycles
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
A2519903
Part serial
AQ0013
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Part time
4,069 hours, 2,339 cycles
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

LDG GEAR DID NOT EXTEND WITH GEAR HANDLE, GRAVITY EXTENSION OK PER CREW DEBRIEF, WHEN GEAR HANDLE CYCLED THERE WAS NO ASSOCIATED AUDIABLE SOUND NORMALLY HEARD DURING GEAR EXTENSION. CREW DID NOT TRY SELECTING LDG GEAR POSITON DET SYSTEM TO "2" DURING ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND GEAR. FOUND THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE BAD GND. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE PER MM 32-31-12-4. ALL OPS AND LEAK CHECKS WERE NORMAL OK FOR SERVICE.

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