Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A300B4605R

Difficulty date
October 14, 2005
Submitted
October 18, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N50051
Make and model
Airbus A300B4605R
Aircraft serial
459
Part
Actuator
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
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

INFLIGHT UPON RETRACTION OF GEAR ON TAKEOFF GOT ECAM LANDING GEAR SYSTEM FAULT. EXCESSIVE NOISE, ELECTED TO PUT GEAR DOWN AND GOT THREE GREEN. NO DOOR LIGHTS. ELECTED TO ONCE AGAIN RETRACT GEAR RESULTING IN GEAR UP NO FAULT OR DOOR LIGHTS UNTIL GEAR HANDLE WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL OR MID POSITION. AT THAT TIME NOISE RETURNED WITH NO AMBER LIGHTS. FOUND LEFT NOSE GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR LOCK TAB BROKEN. THE ACTUATOR ROD END LENGTHENED DUE TO THE SHAFT ROTATION. DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. REPLACED LEFT HAND NOSE GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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