Service difficulty report · Target · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
October 7, 2008
Submitted
October 10, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N650FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
726
Aircraft time
21,905 hours, 11,329 cycles
Part
Target
Condition
Misaligned
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMB, LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. ECAM DISPLAYED LANDING GEAR RETRACTION FAULT. SELECTED POSITION DET 1 AND 2 GEAR RETRACTION FAULT REMAINED. FLAPS WOULD NOT RETRACT, STAYED AT 15/20, ONCE LANDING GEAR DOWN ALL FLAP OPERATION RETURNED TO NORMAL. LOST ALL AUTOMATION ON GEAR RETRACTION RETURNED TO NORMAL WITH GEAR EXTENSION. JACKED ACFT AND FOUND NLG TARGETS MISALIGNED IAW MM 32-00-00-04. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND NLG NITROGEN COMPLETLY DEPLETED. DOWN JACKED ACFT AND SERVICED NLG STRUT IAW AMM 12-12-32-0. GEAR OPERATIONAL TEST GOOD IAW AMM 32-31-00-5.

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