Service difficulty report · Uplock · Airbus A300B4605R

Difficulty date
June 3, 2009
Submitted
July 1, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14068
Make and model
Airbus A300B4605R
Aircraft serial
511
Aircraft time
56,464 hours, 18,561 cycles
Part
Uplock
Condition
Defective
Location
Nlg Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

JFK - NOSE LANDING GEAR AMBER LIGHT INDICATION WITH VIBRATIONS AND AIR NOISE. EMERGENCY DECLARED, LANDED JFK WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND NOSE GEAR DOOR HANGING DOWN APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH. REPLACED LEFT NOSE GEAR DOOR UPLOCK ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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