Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
March 24, 2018
Submitted
April 2, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N291AY
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1502
Aircraft time
16,855 hours, 2,683 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER TAKE OFF, WHEN THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR RED UNLOCK ILLUMINATED WITH CONSIDERABLE WIND NOISE LIKE A GEAR DOOR WAS OPEN. CYCLED GEAR AND RECEIVED AN UP INDICATION. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. PERFORMED A GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND ASSEMPLY. NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. ALSO PERFORM AN OPS CHECK OF THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR IAW AMM 32-12-00-710-801A. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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