Service difficulty report · Dampener · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
November 8, 2008
Submitted
November 13, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N742FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
613
Aircraft time
42,850 hours, 17,266 cycles
Part
Dampener
Part number
D226550003
Part serial
B47
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. PERFORMED ECAM AND QRH DIRECTIVES. CHECKED THE MEMORY DISPLAY OF THE PSEU AND IT SHOWS FAULT CODE "BR". REMOVED AND REPLACED RT PITCH DAMPER. ATTEMPTED TO LUBE BOTH BOGIE BEAMS, NEITHER WOULD TAKE GREASE. THE BOGIE WILL NOT RETURN TO NEUTRAL WITH THE PITCH DAMPER SERVICED OR NOT, EVEN WITH IT REMOVED. REMOVED BOGIE BEAM PIN AND FOUND DRIED AND CAKED GREASE. CLEANED GREASE CHANNELS AND REINSTALLED BOGIE BEAM PIN. REMOVED AND REPLACE PITCH DAMPER. PERFORMED NORMAL EXTENSION AND RETRACTION.

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