Service difficulty report · Retract Mech · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
January 16, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N405FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
237
Part
Retract Mech
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
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

FINAL APPROACH AT IND ECAM MSG, GEAR NOT DOWN L/G GRAVITY EXTENTION. COMPLETED L/G UNSAFE INDICATED. BOTH SYS 1 AND SYS 2 IND NOSE GEAR UNLOCKED. COMPLETED L/G GRAVITY EXTENTION GEAR DID NOT COME DOWN. FLEW BOX PATTERN IN SHARP HIGH G-TURN, HEARD NOSE GEAR LOCK IN PLACE. SYS 1 AND SYS 2 INDICATED DOWN. ECAM MSG, NO NOSE GEAR STEERING. CONFIRMED NO NOSE GEAR STEERING ON ROLLOUT/TAXI. PINNED AND TOWED IN, L/G EXTENTION AND RETRACTION TEST, LUBED NLG BEARINGS AND ALL RELATED COMPONENTS. OPERATION NOW OK.

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