SDR AALA202109278980

Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date: September 24, 2021
Submitted: September 27, 2021
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N162UW
Make and model: Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial: 1412
Aircraft time: 66,629 hours, 25,063 cycles
System (JASC): 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
Part: Seal
Condition: Blown
Location: Zone 700 - Gears
Stage of operation: TO
How discovered: V
Nature of condition: J
Precautionary procedure: A, O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: VERY ROUGH TAKE OFF ROLL AFTER TAKE OFF LANDING GEAR SHOCK ABSORBER FAULT ON ECAM. RECYCLED LANDING GEAR WITH SAME SAME RESULT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PHL WHERE IT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT FLAT DUE TO BLOWN SEALS. REPLACED SEALS AND ACCOMPLISHED NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT REPACK PER TASK CARD 26L71032001.