Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Airbus A300B4203

Difficulty date
May 21, 2000
Submitted
June 12, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N59106
Make and model
Airbus A300B4203
Aircraft serial
106
Part
Warning Light
Condition
Illuminated
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LAX - FLT TA809 - AFTER TAKEOFF DURING LANDING GEAR RETRACTION, THE GEAR DOOR AMBER LIGHTS REMAINED ON, AND AIRCRAFT HAD AERODYNAMIC VIBRATION. DUE TO THIS SITUATION, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LAX AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN UNEVENTFUL OVERWEIGHT LANDING. MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS PERFORMED OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION IAW AMM 05-51-11, AND TROUBLESHOOTING OF LANDING GEAR SYSTEM. NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND RELATED TO THIS EVENT. ALSO, AN INSPECTION AND TEST OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM WAS PERFORMED PER AMM 32-30-00. EXTENSION AND RETRACITON OF THE LANDING GEAR WAS PERFORMED SEVERAL TIMES. NO FAILURES DETECTED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. (X)

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