Service difficulty report · Uplock · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
October 31, 2022
Submitted
November 1, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N914UY
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
6337
Aircraft time
25,806 hours, 10,260 cycles
Part
Uplock
Part number
C247300019
Part serial
6533C24730
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 700 - Gears
Part time
25,806 hours, 10,260 cycles
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: AFTER TAKEOFF LANDING GEAR DOORS NOT CLOSED ECAM MESSAGE DISPLAYED. FLIGHT CREW ACCOMPIISHED THE ECAM PROCEDURES, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO CLT WHERE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR UPLOCK LOCKS BUT THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF THE GEAR BEING UP AND LOCKED. MAINTEANANCE REPLACED THE UPLOCK ASSEMBLY PER AMM 32-31-21 AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.