Service difficulty report · Strut · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
August 9, 2022
Submitted
August 10, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N137AA
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
6647
Aircraft time
20,997 hours, 8,052 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Underserviced
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: LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT ALONG WITH A SHOCK ABSORBER FAULT MESSAGE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO LAX WHERE IT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE: NOTED THAT BOTH LANDING GEAR CONTROL INTERFACE UNITS SHOWED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SHOCK ABSORBER FAULT AND FULLY SERVICED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT PER AMM 12-12-32. A SATISFACTORY RETRACTION CHECK OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER AMM 32-30-00 WITH NO FAULTS NOTED.