Service difficulty report · Pin · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
July 21, 2022
Submitted
July 25, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N552UW
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
4957
Aircraft time
34,363 hours, 13,049 cycles
Part
Pin
Condition
Installed
Location
Zone 800 - Doors
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
V
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

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BOS WHERE IT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NOTE: NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NOSE GEAR GROUND LOCK PIN INSTALLED AND REMOVED IT PER AMM 32-00-00.