Service difficulty report · Spring · Airbus A300B4203

Difficulty date
July 19, 2000
Submitted
December 28, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N59106
Make and model
Airbus A300B4203
Aircraft serial
106
Aircraft time
39,644 hours, 20,247 cycles
Part
Spring
Part number
C228393
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
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

SJO/MIA - FLT TA820 - DURING LANDING, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DID NOT COME DOWN AT FIRST ATTEMPT. THE SYSTEM WAS RECYCLED TWICE AND THE LANDING GEARS CAME DOWN, BUT SLOWLY. COCKPIT INDICATIONS RELATED TO LANDING GEARS ALSO SHOWED THIS DISCREPANCY. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING, MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS PERFORMED INSPECTION OF THE LT AND RT MAIN LANDING GEARS. THEY FOUND ON THE LT SIDE MLG, ONE OF THE SPRING LOCKING BROKEN AN ITS SUPPORT BOLTS BENT. THE AIRCRAFT STILL ON GROUND FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS AND INSPECTION. REF: OPER CNTRL NR 20001228SH004. (X)

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