Service difficulty report · Switch · Airbus A300B4605R

Difficulty date
February 9, 2007
Submitted
February 21, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7062A
Make and model
Airbus A300B4605R
Aircraft serial
474
Part
Switch
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nlg
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

MIA INFLIGHT T783 - DURING GEAR RETRACTION ALL THREE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND GREEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM QUANTITY FLUCTUATED RAPIDLY. PRESSURE ALSO FLUCTUATED. RETURNED TO MIA AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND 406B SWITCH ON NOSE GEAR TELESCOPIC DRAG STRUT FAULTY. REPLACED 406B MICROSWITCH. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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